Answer to Question #136677 in Genetics for sandra mutale

Question

1. A baby with type AB blood is born in to a family where the mother has type B blood and the father has type O blood. Determine whether the husband is the biological father of the baby? and explain your answer?

Answer 1

Answer : The husband is not the biological father of the baby.

Explanation:

Mother is B blood group and father is O blood group baby is AB blood group

If mother is heterozygous B Blood group Father O blood group

Genotype I^B i ii

Gametes I^B i i

Genotype of babies I^B i B Blood group

i i O blood group

If mother is homozygous B blood group Father O blood group

Genotype I^B I^B i i

Gametes I^B i

Genotype of the baby I^B i B blood group

There is no chance of a baby with AB blood group