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Punnett Squares Walkthrough Worksheet

Blood Types Answers


1. Rachel has type A blood and Frank has type O blood. They have three children Mathew
and Angie are their biological children, their youngest child Peter was adopted. Matthew
has type O blood, Angie has type A blood and Peter has type AB blood. Complete the
Punnett square for Rachel and Frank and answer the questions below. Hint: If you are
unsure of a parent’s genotype you can start with the offspring genotypes you know.

IA i
Key:
i I Ai ii IA- Type A
IB- Type B
i - Type O
i I Ai ii

a. What is Rachel’s genotype?


I Ai
b. What is Frank’s genotype?
ii
c. How does Peter’s blood type support the claim that he is an adopted child of Rachel
and Frank?
Peter has type AB blood but neither of his parents have an IB allele.

2. One parent has type A blood and the other parent has type B blood. The baby has type
O blood. Demonstrate how it is possible for someone with type A blood and someone
with type B blood to have a child with type O blood?

IA i
Key:
IB I AI B I Bi IA- Type A
IB- Type B
i - Type O
i I Ai ii

It is possible for both parents to have a recessive allele and for the child to have
received two recessive alleles.

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Punnett Squares Walkthrough Worksheet Blood Types Answers

3. Based on the information below, find out who is the second parent Justify your answer.
Child- Type B
Parent 1- Type A
Parent X- Type O
Parent Y- Type AB
Parent Z- Type A
Parent Y is the second parent. A person with type A blood and a person with type
O blood cannot produce a child with type B so Parent X cannot be Parent Two. Two
people with type A blood also cannot have a child with type B blood, therefore
Parent Z isn’t Parent two. Parent Y is type AB, it is possible that the child received
a recessive allele from Parent One and a type B allele from Parent Y.

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