A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?
A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?

Solution:

It is not possible to establish which traits are prevalent — blood group A or O – based on the information available. In ABO blood, blood type A is always dominant, while blood type O is always recessive. The father’s blood group may be AA (homozygous) or AO (heterozygous), but the mother’s blood group may be OA or OO.