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To explain:
The reason of non possibility of a child with blood type O, from parents having type AB and other with type O blood group respectively.
Introduction:
ABO blood group system is the classification of human blood groups based on the inherited properties of red blood cells as determined by the presence or absence of the antigens A and B. Antigens A and B are carried on the surface of the red blood cells. Persons may thus have type A, type B, type O, or type AB blood.
Pictorial representation:
Fig 1(a): The inheritance pattern of the ABO Blood System in humans (b): The cross between mother with blood group O and father has blood group AB
Fig 1(a): The inheritance pattern of the ABO Blood System in humans.
Fig 1(b): The cross between mother with blood group O and father has blood group AB
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