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    This document discusses three questions related to blood types and genetics: 1) Michael and Danielle cannot have a child with type O blood, because both parents must contribute an 'i' allele for a child to have type O, and Michael's blood contains A/B markers. 2) There was no switch at the hospital regarding the child's blood type. Denise (type B) and Earnest (type A) could have a child with type O if each passed down their 'i' allele. 3) Fraternal twins can have very different appearances, including different skin colors, because as fraternal twins they developed from separate egg cells and have different DNA/chromosomes, allowing them to

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    This document discusses three questions related to blood types and genetics: 1) Michael and Danielle cannot have a child with type O blood, because both parents must contribute an 'i' allele for a child to have type O, and Michael's blood contains A/B markers. 2) There was no switch at the hospital regarding the child's blood type. Denise (type B) and Earnest (type A) could have a child with type O if each passed down their 'i' allele. 3) Fraternal twins can have very different appearances, including different skin colors, because as fraternal twins they developed from separate egg cells and have different DNA/chromosomes, allowing them to

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    04.03 Hemostasis, Typing, and Transfusion.

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    This document discusses three questions related to blood types and genetics: 1) Michael and Danielle cannot have a child with type O blood, because both parents must contribute an 'i' allele for a child to have type O, and Michael's blood contains A/B markers. 2) There was no switch at the hospital regarding the child's blood type. Denise (type B) and Earnest (type A) could have a child with type O if each passed down their 'i' allele. 3) Fraternal twins can have very different appearances, including different skin colors, because as fraternal twins they developed from separate egg cells and have different DNA/chromosomes, allowing them to

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    Alexandre Passalacqua

    04/27/18

    04.03 Hemostasis, Typing, and Transfusion.

    a. Is it possible for Michael and Danielle to have a child who has type O blood?

    How do you know this? This is not possible, Michael and Danielle can not have a

    child with an O blood type. The reason why is because both Michael and Danielle

    pass on one of their two ABO alleles and if Michael passes down one of his A or

    B alleles to his daughter while Danielle passes on her O allele, their child by

    definition must have a blood type of A or B. Danielles blood cells have no A or B

    markers and Michaels AB blood type is more prominent, so it dominates.

    b. Was a switch made at the hospital? Explain your reasoning. There was no switch

    made at the hospital.The reason why the first question was so important was

    because we now know that there is no possible outcome for Danielle and Michael to

    have a child with the blood type O. However, for Denise and Earnest, it is very

    possible for their child to have an O blood type. While Denise has the blood type B

    and Earnest having the blood type A, each one of them might have one i allele.

    Denise could have the blood type B (I^B i) and Earnest may have the blood type A

    makeup (I^A i). If both of them pass down their i allele to their child, then that child

    would have the blood type O.

    c. How could fraternal twins be as different in appearance as Michelle and Michael, Jr.,

    including one having light skin and the other having dark skin? Due to the fact they

    are labeled as fraternal, it means that both children come from different eggs cells;
    Alexandre Passalacqua
    04/27/18

    04.03 Hemostasis, Typing, and Transfusion.

    this means that they mature/develop separately. Because they were birthed by the

    same mother and have the same father as well as being fraternal, it is normal for

    them to have completely different physical characteristics/attributes. They will have

    different DNA and chromosome makeups which contribute to their differences. Each

    will receive different traits and be unique from each other.

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