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Question

Mother and father of a person with ' $O$ ' blood group have ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group respectively. What would be the genotype of both mother and father ?

A

Mother is homozygous for ' $A$ ' blood group and father is heterozygous for ' $B$ '

B

Mother is heterozygous for ' $A$ ' blood group and father is homozygous for ' $B$ '

C

Both mother and father are heterozygous for ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group, respectively

D

Both mother and father are homozygous for ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group, respectively

Answer

Both mother and father are heterozygous for ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group, respectively

Explanation

Solution

If mother and father of a person with ' $O$ ' blood group have ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group then both mother and father will be heterozygous for ' $A$ ' and ' $B$ ' blood group respectively. The progeny with genotype ' $ii$ ' will have ' $O$ ' blood group.