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7.Diane has type A blood and Darryl has type B. They have a son Duane with type A blood and a daughter, Dora, with type B blood. If they have another child, what are the chances that it

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Answer:

A - 1/4

B - 1/2

C- 1/8

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Diane has type A blood and Darryl has type B. They have a son Duane with type A blood and a daughter, Dora, with type B blood. If they have another child, what are the chances that it

A. Will have type AB blood?

B. Will be a girl?

C. Will be a boy with type O blood?

A.

Let the genotype of Diane be AO

Daryl can have genotype BO

AO * BO

AB, AO, BO, OO

Probability of having AB blood group is 1/4

B.

1/2

C

1/2 * 1/4 = 1/8

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