In humans, the ABO blood group system is an example of codominance and multiple alleles. If a person has the genotype , what blood type do they have?
Options
A
Type A
B
Type B
C
Type AB
D
Type O
Answer & Analysis
Answer
C
Analysis
In the ABO blood group system, the and alleles are codominant.
The allele is recessive.
When a person has the genotype , both the A and B antigens are expressed on the surface of their red blood cells because neither allele dominates over the other.
So, they have blood type AB.
Type A would be the phenotype for
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