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Punnett Squares and Blood Type

You are given this Punnett square that shows the blood alleles for two parents. One parent has blood type B with genotype BO. The other parent has blood type A with genotype AO. Use the Punnett square to answer the questions below about their offspring. Explain your answer.

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Punnett square with parent alleles and possible offspring genotypes.

Question 1

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The parents have an offspring with blood type O. They find this surprising because neither of them have blood type O. How is this possible?

Question 2

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What is the percent likelihood that their offspring will have the same GENOTYPE as either parent?

Question 3

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Offspring with blood type AB have two dominant alleles, A and B. Recall the definitions of incomplete dominance and codominance. Do individuals with blood type AB demonstrate incomplete dominance or codominance?

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