Could a mother with type B blood and a father with type O blood produce offspring with type AB blood? Show a Punnett Square below to check your answer.
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Answer:No, a mother with type B blood and a father with type O blood cannot produce offspring with type AB blood. Here's why, shown with a Punnett Square: The mother with type B blood can have either the genotype BB or BO. The father with type O blood has only the genotype OO. Scenario 1: Mother is BB B B O BO BO O BO BO All offspring would have type B blood (BO genotype). Scenario 2: Mother is BO B O O BO OO O BO OO Offspring could have either type B blood (BO genotype) or type O blood (OO genotype). In neither scenario is it possible for AB blood type to be produced because the father does not possess an A allele to contribute.
