Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 9PDQ
The A and B antigens in humans may be found in water-soluble form in secretions, including saliva, of some individuals (Se/Se and Se/se) but not in others (se/se). The population thus contains “secretors” and “nonsecretors.”
- (a) Determine the proportion of various
phenotypes (blood type and ability to secrete) in matings between individuals that are blood type AB and type O, both of whom are Se/se. - (b) How will the results of such matings change if both parents are heterozygous for the gene controlling the synthesis of the H substance (Hh)?
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