(Solved): Genetics of Blood Types Your blood type is established by specific genes inherited from your parent ...

Genetics of Blood Types Your blood type is established by specific genes inherited from your parents: one blood-type gene from your mother and one from your father. These two genes determine your blood type by causing the presence or absence of the Type A and Type B antigen molecules on the red blood cells. Everyone has two copies of these genes, so there are six possible combinations of alleles (that is, genotypes): ${{?}^{?}?}^{?}$ and ${?}^{?}\mathbf{i}$ - both resulting in Type A blood, $P^{\mathrm{B}}{\mathrm{I}}^{\mathrm{B}}$ and ${\mathrm{I}}^{\mathrm{B}}\mathrm{i}$ - both resulting in Type $B$ blood, $?A{?}^B$ - resulting in Type $AB$ blood, $ii$ - resulting in Type $O$ blood. Each biological parent gives one of their two ABO alleles to their child. For example, a mother who is blood type $O$ has genotype $ii$ and can only give an $i$ allele to her son or daughter. A father who is blood type $AB$ could give either an $I^{?}$ or a $I^{\mathbb{B}}$ allele to his son or daughter. This couple could have children of either blood type A ( $i$ from mother and $A^A$ from father) or blood type $B$ ( $i$ from mother and $I^3$ from father). This is illustrated in the Punnett square below. Suppose that a mother has blood Type $A$ and genotype ${?}^{?}i$ and the father has blood Type $B$ and genotype I $i$. 8. Draw a Punnett square to show the possible genotypes and blood types (phenotypes) for their children: Were the babies switched?