blood type

[DaAlienist]

Is it possible for mother (O) and father (AB) to produce an offspring with AB blood type? I got a question wrong under the assumption that that kind of matching could happen through mutation.

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[akimhaneul]

Is it possible for mother (O) and father (AB) to produce an offspring with AB blood type? I got a question wrong under the assumption that that kind of matching could happen through mutation.

I don't think it's possible because mother would have ii and father would have iaib. So the only combination you can get it iai or ibi which is A or B blood type.


I don't think you can assume mutations can happen unless the question somehow refers to it.


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[Lardy Boy]

Don't assume the possibility of mutations unless the problem is specifically testing you on that topic.


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[DaAlienist]

Don't assume the possibility of mutations unless the problem is specifically testing you on that topic.


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Like if a questions asks me to explain something odd, then I can look for an answer abut mutations if it has not been mentioned yet?

 

[rufflev]

Like if a questions asks me to explain something odd, then I can look for an answer abut mutations if it has not been mentioned yet?

I would just recommend that you use the information provided by the question, assuming normal conditions. And if the question mentions a mutation that could lead to a different genotype than expected in the offspring, then you could make the assumption that you originally did.