9. Billie Sue was Manley’s wife. She had type AB blood and both his parents were

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9. Billie Sue was Manley’s wife. She had type AB blood and both his parents were AB. Jackie was type O and her husband Cal was type A. His parents were likewise AB. All four lived by themselves in a completely isolated research station on an arctic island. Except for Abe the trader (type A), there were no visitors for 12 months, and at the end of that time both women had babies. In the confusion, the two infants got mixed up, and to straighten out the problem, the blood types of the babies were determined and found to be O for the boy baby and B for the girl.


______Who was the mother of the baby girl?

______Who was the mother of the baby boy?

______Who was the father of the baby girl?

______Who was the father of the baby boy?

______What do you think happened next?

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Billie Sue was Manley’s wife. She had type AB blood and both his parents were AB.

Billie Sue-genotype----------AB

Genotype AB -----------I AI B

Manley genotype--------CAN BE --AA,BB, AB

I A

I B

I A

I AI A

I BI A

I A

I AI A

I BI A

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Jackie was type O and her husband Cal was type A. His parents were likewise AB.

Jackie was type O

Genotype O -----------I OI O

Jackie ------- husband Cal was type A

Genotype A ----------- I AI A

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Babies ------------

O for the boy baby

Genotype O -----------I OI O

B for the girl.---------genoype can be
Genotype B -----------I OI B, I BI B

______Who was the mother of the baby girl?
jakie
______Who was the mother of the baby boy?
Billie
______Who was the father of the baby girl?
Cal
______Who was the father of the baby boy?
Manley

I A

I B

I A

I AI A

I BI A

I A

I AI A

I BI A

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