If a person with blood type A (genotype AO) and a person with blood type B (genotype BO) have children, what are the possible blood types of their offspring?(1 point)

Responses

A and B
A and B

O only
O only

A, B, AB, and O
A, B, AB, and O

A, B, and AB

1 answer

To determine the possible blood types of offspring from a person with blood type A (genotype AO) and a person with blood type B (genotype BO), we can look at the potential allele combinations.

Here are the alleles involved:

  • Parent 1 (AO): Can contribute either A or O allele.
  • Parent 2 (BO): Can contribute either B or O allele.

Now we can create a Punnett square to visualize the potential offspring genotypes:

| | B | O | |-------|-------|-------| | A | AB | AO | | O | BO | OO |

From this Punnett square, the potential genotypes of the offspring are:

  • AB (blood type AB)
  • AO (blood type A)
  • BO (blood type B)
  • OO (blood type O)

Therefore, the possible blood types of their offspring are A, B, AB, and O.

The correct response is: A, B, AB, and O.