Identification of a newborn's blood indicates type AB. Based on this assessment, which statement is correct?
a. Each parent had recessive genes for type O.
b. One parent had type O and the other parent had type A.
c. One parent had type A and the other parent had type B.
d. Each parent had type A.
ANS: C
Type AB blood indicates that the parental contribution was types A and B, which are considered dominant genes.
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