What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring from a cross between a heterozygous male with type A blood and a heterozygous female with type B blood? What is the Punnett square and what are the genotypes and phenotypes?

To determine the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring from a cross of a heterozygous male with type A blood (genotype IAIO) and a heterozygous female with type B blood (genotype IBIO), we can use a Punnett square.

First, let’s set up the Punnett square:

  • Father’s alleles: IA and IO
  • Mother’s alleles: IB and IO
IB IO
IA IAIB (AB) IAIO (A)
IO IBIO (B) IOIO (O)

This leads us to the following possible genotypes for the offspring:

  • IAIB (Type AB)
  • IAIO (Type A)
  • IBIO (Type B)
  • IOIO (Type O)

In summary, the possible genotypes of the offspring are:

  • IAIB
  • IAIO
  • IBIO
  • IOIO

And the corresponding phenotypes will be:

  • Type AB
  • Type A
  • Type B
  • Type O

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