Handout: Exercise 4 – Blood Types

Blood type Genotype

Type Genotype
A A/A A/i
B B/B B/i
AB A/B
O i/i

Example: Type A father marries type B mother. What will be the blood types of their children?
Solution: Father – Type A
Genotypes : A/A and A/i

Mother – Type B
Genotypes: B/B and B/i

A/A x B/B = Type AB

A/A x B/i = Types A, B, AB, O
A/i x B/B = Types A, B, AB, O
A/i x B/i = Types A, B, AB, O

Answers: Blood types A, B, AB, O