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Red blood cells have no nucleus, making more room to carry oxygen-binding haemoglobin.
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Red blood cells have no nucleus, making more room to carry oxygen-binding haemoglobin.
The genotypes of a husband and wife are Among the blood type of their children, how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible?
3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
4 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
3 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
To solve this problem, we need to determine the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the children based on the given genotypes of the parents.The genotypes of the husband and wife are and Let's determine the possible genotypes of their children:The possible alleles from the husband are and The possible alleles from the wife are and Using a Punnett square, we can find the possible genotypes of the children:Possible genotypes: - (from of husband and of wife) - (from of husband and of wife) - (from of husband and of wife) - (from of husband and of wife)Thus, there are 4 different genotypes possible.Now, let's determine the phenotypes corresponding to these genotypes:Genotype results in blood type A.Genotype results in blood type AB.Genotype results in blood type A.Genotype results in blood type B.Thus, there are 3 different phenotypes possible: A, B, and AB.Therefore, the correct answer is:Option 2: 4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes.
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