M. Keffer biology 10A 362838446.

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Blood typing and pedigrees

.1 albinism is a recessive trait in humans, and produces a person who makes no pigment. Therefore
their skin and hair are entirely white, and their eyes show up red, due to the blood flow showing
in the iris. People can be carriers of this trait and not show it. Use the letter N for Normal
pigment and lower case n for albino. Give the genotypes for each person in the following
pedigree chart. Tell the phenotypes of each person as well.

)a

.2 In the following pedigree, those with known blood types have it listed inside their symbol. Bob,
who is III.1, has had an accident and is trapped in a cave. His two young boys (IV.1 and IV.2)
have reported his accident, which they knew about through a series of smoke signals they had
agreed upon in advance. It is very likely that Bob will need a blood transfusion, but there is no
way to get to him in time to test his blood. Bobs wife Sarah (III.2) at that moment was away on a
research mission in the jungles of Borneo (researching orangutans), and therefore unable to tell
anyone her blood type.

)a
O A

A O

A B

)b is it possible to tell anything about Bobs blood type? show punnet squares to indicate his
possibilities.

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)c is it possible to prepare a blood transfusion to take on the rescue mission that wont kill him?

)d a few days later, a transmission came from Sarah from the jungle. She had just given birth to a
new baby daughter, and can guarantee that it is indeed Bobs child as well. This new baby
girl has blood type O. Does this tell you anything you didnt already know? and will it make
any difference in what blood is taken to Bob (who is still languishing in the cave, beyond the
reach of rescuers)

.3 A man, Yurgev, is married to Natalia. Both have type AB blood. What are the possible blood types
of their children? what are the PROBABILITIES of each type? are there any blood types that
could NEVER come from them?

.4 Mary has type A blood, and she has a child, Maggie. Maggie has type O blood. There is some
disagreement who is the father of Maggie. John has type AB blood, and claims that he is the
father of Maggie. Jerry has type O blood, and he also claims to be the father of Maggie, especially
since both he and Maggie have the same blood type. Is it possible to tell for sure who is the
father? If so, draw up a punnet square to show the genotypes of everyone involved.

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