Question

A couple with a newborm baby is troubled that the child does not resemble either of them. Suspecting that a mix-up occurred at the hospital, they check the blood type of the infant and find that it is type O. As the father is type A and the mother type B, they conclude that a mix-up must have occurred.[Hint: Blood group is example of co-dominance] (3 pts.) Child can have blood type(s):??,A , B , c Child can never have blood type(s): A Is the couple correct? Show your work below and explain your reasoning. [Hint: There is only one possible Punnette square) P1- P2 7. In humans, the allele for free earlobes is dominant to the allele for attached earlobes and is not sex-linked. A woman with attached earlobes has children with a man who is heterozygous for free earlobes. Deduce the following: A) Genotype of mother Attaned earlobes RGD

Answer 1

This is prob incorrect, but I think the child is supposed to have blood type AB