Name: AFALLA, JAYSON M.

Date: October 4, 2021

Section: ________________ Terms: Prelims

Assignment No. 2
DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE BLOOD TYPES

1. Differentiate the genotype from phenotype in the context of blood

groupings.

A phenotype consists of only those traits or antigens that can be directly

typed, whereas a genotype is the sum of all genes a person has inherited within
a blood group system.

Table 4-5 shows ABO phenotypes and possible genotypes if only O, A,

and B genes are considered.

Table 4-5. Correlation of ABO phenotypes and genotypes.

Phenotype Possible Genotype

A AA or AO
B BB or BO
AB AB
O OO

2. Explain or demonstrate the probability of Type A and Type B couples

having a Type A, Type B, Type AB and Type O child.

Each biological parent donates one of their two ABO alleles to their child.
A mother who is blood type O can only pass an O allele to her son or daughter. A
father who is blood type AB could pass either an A or a B allele to his son or
daughter. This couple could have children of either blood type A (O from mother
and A from father) or blood type B (O from mother and B from father).

Since there are 4 different maternal blood types and 4 different paternal
blood types possible, there are 16 different combinations to consider when
predicting the blood type of children.
Blood Type Look-Up Tables

Possible
Mother's Possible Father's Possible
Child
Blood Mother's Blood Father's
Blood
Type Genotype Type Genotype
Type
A AA, AO A AA, AO A, O
A AA, AO AB AB A, AB, B
A, AB, B,
A AA, AO B BB, BO
O
A AA, AO O OO A, O

Possible
Mother's Possible Father's Possible
Child
Blood Mother's Blood Father's
Blood
Type Genotype Type Genotype
Type
AB AB A AA, AO A, AB, B
AB AB AB AB A, AB, B
AB AB B BB, BO A, AB, B
AB AB O OO A, B

Possible
Mother's Possible Father's Possible
Child
Blood Mother's Blood Father's
Blood
Type Genotype Type Genotype
Type
A, AB, B,
B BB, BO A AA, AO
O
B BB, BO AB AB A, AB, B
B BB, BO B BB, BO B, O
B BB, BO O OO B, O

Possible
Mother's Possible Father's Possible
Child
Blood Mother's Blood Father's
Blood
Type Genotype Type Genotype
Type
O OO A AA, AO A, O
O OO AB AB A, B
O OO B BB, BO B, O
O OO O OO O
 3. If the father is Blood Type O and the mother is Blood Type O, the only
possible blood type of their child is Type O. Agree or Disagree. Explain
your answer.
Yes, I agree because both the parents who are blood type O can only
pass such blood type to their children. It could not be possible that a different
blood type be passed on to their offspring.

References:
1. https://sites.ualberta.ca/~pletendr/tm-modules/abo/70abo-pheno.html
2. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/ABO_Crosses.html
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2267/