NEET 2010
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2010
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
NEET 2010 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
ABO blood groups in humans are controlled by the gene I. It has...
ABO blood groups in humans are controlled by the gene I. It has three alleles \mathrm{I}\mathrm{I} and . Since there are three different alleles, six different genotypes are possible. How many phenotypes can occur?
Options
- AThree
- BOne
- CFour
- DTwo
Correct answer
C. Four
Step-by-step solution
In ABO blood group system, inheritance of grouping is controlled by a single autosomal gene on chomosome 9 with three major alleles \mathrm{O}\left(^{\mathrm{A}}, ^{\mathrm{B}}\right. and \left.^{\mathrm{O}}\right)\mathrm{ABO}O$ blood groups.