Abo Blood Typing Ws
Abo Blood Typing Ws
Abo Blood Typing Ws
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Procedures:
1. Students work on the handout by themselves.
Accommodations: Students with an IEP can take the handout home if they need extra
time, or they can do the even number questions and the Punnett square.
Evaluation:
Each question is worth 1 point for a total of 12 points. A correctly completed Punnett
square is worth 3 points. This assignment is worth a total of 15 points.
Red Blood
Cell Antigen
A
B
A, B
None
Antibodies
in Blood
anti-B
anti-A
None
anti-A, anti-B
Receive Blood
From
O, A
O, B
O, A, B, AB
O
Donate Blood
To
A, AB
B, AB
AB
O, A, B, AB
7) If the blood plasma had antibody A, what type of blood would the immune system
attack? __________
8) How are antibodies related to the type of blood a person can receive? ___________
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A single gene controls the ABO blood type system with three alleles. Two of the alleles
are dominant (IA, IB) and the third allele (i) is recessive. The gene encodes an enzyme
glycosyltransferase that modifies carbohydrates that make up the red blood cell antigens.
Since there are two of the dominant alleles, IAIB genotype expresses codominance. The
three genotypes result in four phenotypes, A, B, AB, and O. Fill in the Punnett square
below and then answer its corresponding questions.
IA
IB
IA
IB
i