Genetic Basis for Cellular Antigens

Determining Possible Offspring

The mating of an A individual with another A individual can produce AA, AO, or OO offspring, depending on the genotype of the parents. This is illustrated by the Punnett squares on the next page. You can determine all possible offspring from ABO mating using these straightforward genetic principals.
 
 

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