In a freak coincidence, three babies are born in cars on the way to the same hospital and arrive at the same time. In the confusion, the babies and parents are not matched upon arrival. To assign parentage, blood types are taken and are as follows: Parents I: AB and AB Baby 1: B Parents II: O and B Baby 2: AB Parents III: O and AB Baby 3: O What is the correct assignment of parents to babies? Assume the FUT1 gene is normal for all individuals. A. Parents I and Baby 1, Parents II and Baby 2, Parents III and Baby 3 B. Parents I and Baby 1, Parents II and Baby 3, Parents III and Baby 2 C. Parents I and Baby 2, Parents II and Baby 1, Parents III and Baby 3 D. Parents I and Baby 2, Parents II and Baby 3, Parents III and Baby 1 E. The babies cannot be assigned based on the information given
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In a freak coincidence, three babies are born in cars on the way to the same hospital and arrive at the same time. In the confusion, the babies and parents are not matched upon arrival. To assign parentage, blood types are taken and are as follows:
Parents I: AB and AB Baby 1: B
Parents II: O and B Baby 2: AB
Parents III: O and AB Baby 3: O
What is the correct assignment of parents to babies? Assume the FUT1 gene is normal for all individuals.
A. Parents I and Baby 1, Parents II and Baby 2, Parents III and Baby 3
B. Parents I and Baby 1, Parents II and Baby 3, Parents III and Baby 2
C. Parents I and Baby 2, Parents II and Baby 1, Parents III and Baby 3
D. Parents I and Baby 2, Parents II and Baby 3, Parents III and Baby 1
E. The babies cannot be assigned based on the information given
The basis of ABO grouping is type of antigens- Antigen A and Antigen B. The ABO grouping system is classified into four types based on the presence or absence of antigens on the surface of erythrocytes;
- Group A– It contains antigen A and antibody B.
- Group B – It contains antigen B and antibody A.
- Group AB – It contains both A and B antigen and no antibodies.
- Group O – It contains neither A nor B antigen and both antibodies A and B.
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