People who have the A blood type possess ________.
A)an enzyme that adds an N-acetylgalactosamine to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids
B)an enzyme that adds a galactose to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids
C)an enzyme that adds phospholipids to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids
D)no enzymes capable of attaching galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids
E)both an enzyme that adds an N-acetylgalactosamine to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids and an enzyme that adds a galactose to the end of the oligosaccharide chain on RBC membrane glycolipids

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People with the A blood type have an enzyme that specifically adds an N-acetylgalactosamine to the oligosaccharide chains on the glycolipids of their red blood cell membranes, distinguishing their blood type as A.

People Who Have the a Blood Type Possess ________