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Read the given passage and answer the question. ABO blood groups in human beings are controlled by the gene $I$. The plasma membrane of the red blood cells has sugar polymers that protrude from its surface and the kind of sugar is controlled by the gene. The gene ($I$) has three alleles $I^A, I^B$ and $i$. The alleles $I^A$ and $I^B$ produce a slightly different form of the sugar while allele $i$ does not produce any sugar. Because humans are diploid organisms, each person possesses any two of the three $I$ gene alleles. $I^A$ and $I^B$ are completely dominant over $i$. |
Select the correct option for number of alleles present in ABO blood groups: |
Two different alleles Three different alleles Four different alleles Six different alleles |
Three different alleles |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Three different alleles |