Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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ISBN: 9780073525310
Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 9P
Assuming no involvement of the Bombay phenotype:
| a. | If a girl has blood type O, what could be the genotypes and corresponding |
| b. | If a girl has blood type B and her mother has blood type A, what genotype(s) and corresponding phenotype(s) could the other parent have? |
| c. | If a girl has blood type AB and her mother is also AB, what are the genotype(s) and corresponding phenotype(s) of any male who could not be the girl’s father? |
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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