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There Are Three Genes in the Gene Pool for Blood

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There are three genes in the gene pool for blood, A, B, and O. Two of these three are present in a person's blood: A and B dominate O, whereas A and B are codominant. This gives the following possibilities: Genotype
Phenotype
AA
Type A blood
AO
Type A blood
AB
Type AB blood
BO
Type B blood
BB
Type B blood
OO
Type O blood
Let p, q, and r represent the frequencies of the genes A, B, and O in the blood gene pool. Suppose a certain population has 40% type A, 37% type B, and 23% type O. Construct a Punnett square and find (p + q + r) 2 to answer, what percent of the population has each genotype.


A) AA = 16%, AO = 18.4%, AB = 29.6%, BO = 19.02%, BB = 12.69%, OO = 4.29%
B) AA = 16%, AO = 19.4%, AB = 30.6%, BO = 15.02%, BB = 13.69%, OO = 3.29%
C) AA = 18%, AO = 19.4%, AB = 30.6%, BO = 16.02%, BB = 12.69%, OO = 3.29%
D) AA = 17%, AO = 20.4%, AB = 30.6%, BO = 16.02%, BB = 12.69%, OO = 3.29%
E) AA = 16%, AO = 18.4%, AB = 29.6%, BO = 17.02%, BB = 13.69%, OO = 5.29%

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