The client has just been typed and crossmatched for a unit of blood. Which statements by the nurse indicate a need for further genetic education? (Select all that apply.)
a. "The client can receive any unit of blood because all blood types are basically the same."
b. "Blood type is formed from three possible gene alleles: A, B, and O."
c. "Each blood type allele is inherited from the mother or the father."
d. "If the client's blood type is AB, then the client is homozygous for that trait."
e. "If the client has a dominant and a reces-sive blood type allele, only the dominant will be expressed."
A, D
All blood types are not the same. There are three possible gene alleles: A, B, and O. The blood type OO is homozygous in contrast to the blood type AB, which is heterozygous. In the blood type AO, the gene allele A is dominant and will be expressed as blood type A. It is true that each blood type allele is inherited from the mother or the father.
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