JIPMER 2018
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2018
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
JIPMER 2018 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
AB blood group shows
AB blood group shows
Options
- Acodominance
- Bincomplete dominance
- Cpolygenic inheritance
- Dpleiotropy
Correct answer
A. codominance
Step-by-step solution
In humans, AB blood group shows codominance. Here, allele for A-type blood is codominant with allele for B-type blood. In heterozygotes, \mathrm{I} expresses the characteristics of both A and B antigens, i.e. \mathrm{I} possess RBCs that carry both A and B antigens at their surface.