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Can parents type A have a baby Type O?

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Yes. Blood type is determined by two alleles. A person with type A blood could have AA or AO. If both parents are AO, the child could be AA, AO, or OO (types A or O).

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Yes, this has to do not with the sugars (A or B, type O is a lack of either of these sugars) but with a gene that attaches the sugars to the cell surface, we'll call this gene H. If one of the parents is deficient in gene H the parent may MAKE the A or B sugars but it has no way of being attached to the cell surface so the parent looks like they are type O. If the actual type O parent contributes a functioning H gene and the other "fake type O" parent contributes the gene that codes for the A sugar the child can be type A. This is an example of recessive epistasis.

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Yes, providing that they are both heterozygous for blood group A. That is each parent has the genotype AO, meaning that their children could be AA, AO, or OO. In this case blood groups A and O would both be possible for their offspring.

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Yes it is genetically possible for parents with blood group A and B to have a offspring with blood group O in the condition if the parents are heterozygous and the parent with A blood group has following genetic make up (IAIO) of the parent with B blood group has following blood group(IBIO) on the cross between these parents the offspring produced may contain following blood group - A (25% chance),B(25% chance) ,AB (25% chance) , O (25% chance).

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Yes, both parents could have a recessive type O gene and a dominant type B gene. If both the recessive genes were passed the offspring would have two type O recessive genes.

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No, if both parents are O, then the child has to be O.

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Mix up in the nursery of 2 newborns 1 newborn is type O and the other is type A The 2 sets of parents are type Aheterozygous type O and type Ahomozygous type O Which baby goes to who?

Homozygous type O parents get the type O baby


Can an O mother have a child with A and dad group O?

We are looking for the possible blood types of a baby.Parental information:Mother type O neg -- can only have type OO with Rh (--): Genes: O and (-)Father type A neg -- can have type AA or AO with Rh (--): Genes: A, O and (-)Baby recieves one gene from each parent:Baby is type AO (--) >> Type A negBaby is type OO (--) >> Type O negYES, the baby could be type O, IF the father is genotypically AO.


How could 2 parents with blood type A and B have a child with the blood type of O?

both parents carried the recessive gene for type O blood. the baby then inherited 2 recessive genes and received type O blood. the reason the parents didn't have type O blood is because they carried genes that were more dominant.


What blood type are you if both parents are o positive?

We are looking for the possible blood types of a baby.Parental information:Mother type O pos -- can only be OO with Rh (++) or (+-)Gene contribution = O, (+), (-)Father type O pos -- can only be OO with Rh (++) or (+-)Gene contribution = O, (+), (-)Baby receives one gene from each parent: Baby is type OO Rh (++) = O posBaby is type OO Rh (+-) = O posBaby is type OO Rh (--) = O negSince the parents only have an O gene to contribute, the baby will be OO. Since they are both Rh positive, the baby may be Rh pos or Rh neg.


What would be a child's blood type of the mother is O and the father is A?

We are looking for the possible blood types for a father.Available information:Mother type O -- OO can only contribute an O geneBaby type A -- has to be type AO since the mother contributes the OFather contributes the A gene; therefore, his genotype might be: AAAOABWith a mother type OO and baby type AO, the father would be either type A or AB.

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Mix up in the nursery of 2 newborns 1 newborn is type O and the other is type A The 2 sets of parents are type Aheterozygous type O and type Ahomozygous type O Which baby goes to who?

Homozygous type O parents get the type O baby


If both parents have O-blood type what will the child have?

Blood type: O


If both parents have a blood type of O positive will the baby have the same blood type?

The baby can have either O- or O+ blood type.


What blood type can a baby have if both parents have type A blood?

If both parents have type A blood then the baby should have type A blood. or type O blood


What would a baby's blood type be if both parents have o negative blood type?

The baby will be type O negative. It cannot be any other blood type.


What is the blood type can a baby have if both parents have type O plus blood?

O plus.


Can two people with - blood type have a blood type baby?

For parents with o+o, they will have kids with O type blood. For parents with A+A, they will have kids with A or O type blood. For parents with B+B, they will have kids with B or O type blood. Foe parents with AB+AB, they will have kids with AB, A or B type blood.


Can parents with both blood type b have type o baby?

Yes.


Can 2 A plus parents have a 0 plus baby?

Two parents with blood type A+ can have an O+ baby. If they do so, the parents are certainly heterozygous for type A.


What blood type can a baby have if both parents have type AB blood?

Anything but O.


Can a baby be born with blood type O if both parents are blood type A?

yes


Can blood type o of both parents have a type b blood baby?

impossible.