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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?

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To determine whether the blood group A or O is dominant based on the given information, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand Blood Group Genetics Blood groups in humans are determined by the I gene, which has three alleles: IA (for blood group A), IB (for blood group B), and IO (for blood group O). The alleles IA and IB are dominant over IO, which is recessive. ### Step 2: Analyze the Parents' Blood Groups - The man has blood group A. His genotype could either be: - Homozygous dominant: IAIA ...
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