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A man of blood group A marries a woman of blood group of AB ,which type of progeny would indicate that man is heterozygous?

A man of blood group A marries a woman of blood group of AB ,which type of progeny would indicate that man is heterozygous?

Grade:12th pass

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Anjali Ahuja
askIITians Faculty 234 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student
If the progeny is of B blood group; this indicates that the man is heterozygous.
If the male parent is homozygous for A, then only possibility of Progeny is with blood group A or AB.
Or if male parent is heterozygous A; then the possibility of progeny is A, B or AB blood group.
Manisha
20 Points
9 years ago
thank you for reply anjali,,,may i ask one thing?,,Is there any method of flow chart to get this answer  easily?
 
Anjali Ahuja
askIITians Faculty 234 Points
9 years ago
You can make number of crosses as explained here with different blood grouping of father and mother.261-984_blood grouping.gif

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