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CBSEENBI12002894

If two persons with 'AB' blood group marry and have a sufficiently large number of a children, these children could be classified as 'A' blood group. 'AB blood group 'B' blood group in 1:2:1 ratio.

The modern technique of protein electrophoresis reveals the presence of both 'A' and 'B' type proteins in 'AB' blood group individuals. This is an example of

  • Codominance

  • Incomplete dominance

  • Partial dominance

  • Compelete dominance

Solution

A.

Codominance

AB blood group is characterised by the presence of both antigen A and B i.e. IA and IB over the surface of RBCs.

Phenotype AB         Genotype IAIB        Antigen  A + Antigent B

Here both alleles are able to express themselves forming antigens A and B. This is called as codominance.