A mother has heterozygous "type A" blood and the father has Type O blood. What is the probability of the offspring having "type AB" blood? Show your work by filling in the Punnett Square.

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A mother has heterozygous "type A" blood and the father has Type O blood. What is the probability of the offspring having "type AB" blood? Show your work by filling in the Punnett Square. What is th... e probability that the offspring will have "type AB" blood? The probability is 0% that this couple will have a child of blood group AB, since their children may have a 50% probability of blood group type A in its heterozygous form IA i and 50% of blood group type O of genotype recessive ii. Step-by-step explanation Parents: IA i Mother with type A heterozygous blood x ii Father with type O blood Gametes: IA ; i x i ; i F1Genotype: Phenotype: 50% IA i. Blood type A 50% ii. Blood type O What is the probability that the offspring will have "type AB" blood? 0% probability that this couple will have a child of blood group AB (IAIB) [Show More]

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