Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305251052
Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine: The reasons for a man having genotype IAIA and his wife having genotype IBIB can donate blood to their son.

Introduction: The blood group of an individual is determined by the presence of a certain kind of antigen on the surface of blood cells. A, B, AB, and O are the four major blood groups found in human beings. The determination of the blood type of an individual is essential before the process of blood transfusion.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The reasons for a man having genotype IAIA and his wife having genotype IBIB cannot donate blood to their son.

Introduction: The blood of an individual is determined by the presence of a certain kind of antigen on the surface of blood cells. A, B, AB, and O are the four major blood groups found in human beings. The determination of the blood type of an individual is essential before the blood the process of blood transfusion.

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Ms. Wu, whose blood type is O-, requires a blood transfusion.Her family members volunteer to donate blood. Their blood types are as follows: her son, type B-; her husband, type B+; her daughter, type O+. Which family members could safely donate blood to Ms. Wu? Who could not? Explain.
a) What are all the possible genotypes of an individual with type A blood? (We are not considering Rh factor for these problems)   b) Marge has type B blood and Homer has type A. What are all the possible blood types that their kids could have?   c) Nikki has type AB blood. She is in a car accident and is critically injured. The hospital is out of all blood except type O. Can Nikki have a transfusion of type O blood? Explain your answer.
In the ABO blood typing system, a person with type AB blood can receive blood of any other blood type, but can only donate blood to another person with type AB blood. Explain why this is so.

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