D. MULTIPLE ALLELES
8. Two babies in a maternity ward have lost their identity bands, and there is some confusion about their footprint records. Baby #1 is type A blood; #2 is type B blood. If you are one of the mothers and your blood type is O, which one of the following statements applies?
Neither baby could be yours.
1.The type A baby is yours.
2.The type B baby is yours.
3.Either baby could be yours.
2007-01-19 04:41:25 · 5 answers · asked by Lidie C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
3. either baby
The O blood type is recessive. That means the babies could be AO or BO and still conceivably be by that mother.
2007-01-19 09:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3. It would depend on the genotype of the father(s) of the babies. If you are genotype O, you have two recessive alleles. If the father of your baby is blood type A or AB, he could be the father (and you the mother) of the type A baby. If he is type AB or B, he could the the father (and you the mother) of the type B baby.
2007-01-19 12:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its 3 cuz type O blood is written as ii and the type A baby could be Ai and the type B could be Bi dependng on the father
2007-01-19 12:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by HS Sweetness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3. Either, given the information.
You would need the blood type for the father of your baby.
2007-01-19 14:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either baby could be the mother's.
2007-01-19 12:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by vickyc76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋