To understand the answer to this question you would need a quick course on how genes work. To put it very simply, our genes are basically carried on strands of DNA. Each DNA is a coil of two strands that make up a helix. Each trait is present on both of the strands adjacent to each other. For example, if you have brown hair, you will have the allele for brown on one strand. On the other, you may have an allele for brown too or you may have a recessive allele. A recessive allele is one that might be present but does not show up in the trait unless both the alleles are the same. A dominant allele will show up even if paired with a recessive allele. A parent passes on the copy of only one strand in the gamete. The other half then comes from the other parent. So, half our DNA comes from our mothers and half from our fathers.
Now let's come to blood groups. As it is, A and B are dominant alleles and O is a recessive allele. So, whenever an A or B are present, they will show up. If they are both present, we say they are co dominant and the person would have a blood group of AB.
So, from the information above we can say that the following blood groups may have the following genetic make ups:
Blood Group A = AO or AA
Blood Group B = BO or BB
Blood Group O = OO
Blood Group AB = AB
The parents in question are B and O. So the possible combination are BO and OO or BB and OO. Let's see what the offspring would be in each case:
Parents OO BB
Gametes O O B B
Zygote OB OB OB OB
Blood groups B B B B
So, all offspring would have a blood group of B in this case.
Parents OO BO
Gametes O O B O
Zygote OB OO OB OO
Blood group B O B O
There is a 50% probability of the child having the blood group B or O.
Since both parents are rhesus positive, the child can be either rhesus positive or negative. So all the possible blood group types this couple can have are:
O+, B+, O- and B-.
Now let's come to blood groups. As it is, A and B are dominant alleles and O is a recessive allele. So, whenever an A or B are present, they will show up. If they are both present, we say they are co dominant and the person would have a blood group of AB.
So, from the information above we can say that the following blood groups may have the following genetic make ups:
Blood Group A = AO or AA
Blood Group B = BO or BB
Blood Group O = OO
Blood Group AB = AB
The parents in question are B and O. So the possible combination are BO and OO or BB and OO. Let's see what the offspring would be in each case:
Parents OO BB
Gametes O O B B
Zygote OB OB OB OB
Blood groups B B B B
So, all offspring would have a blood group of B in this case.
Parents OO BO
Gametes O O B O
Zygote OB OO OB OO
Blood group B O B O
There is a 50% probability of the child having the blood group B or O.
Since both parents are rhesus positive, the child can be either rhesus positive or negative. So all the possible blood group types this couple can have are:
O+, B+, O- and B-.