Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Father's blood group is A and mother's blood group is B. One of their offspring is with group AB. What is the percentage of probability of AB blood group offspring? 

Options:

NIL

50%

25%

75%

Correct Answer:

25%

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) –25%

A parent with A blood group can have two possible genotypes, IA IA and IA Ii; similarly parent with B blood group can have two possible genotypes, IB IB and IB Ii. Thus, they have three alleles, IA, IB and Ii which can make total six genotypes : IA IA, IA Ii, IB IB, IB Ii , IA IB and IiIi.

Since, IA and IB alleles are dominant over Ii allele; the genotypes IA Ii and IB Ii gives A and B blood group respectively. Genotypes IA IA, IB IB, Ii Ii show A, B and O blood groups respectively.

Due to codominance of IA and IB alleles, the genotype IAIB produce AB blood group respectively. Thus, the six genotypes give total four phenotypes. Hence, parents with A and B blood group can have child with A, B, AB and O blood groups.

Correct option is "3". So the percentage of probability of AB blood group offspring is 25%.