A Person Is Genotypically Blood Type A

question 14

Multiple Choice

A person is genotypically blood type A. However, this individual also does not produce the lipid to which N- acetylgalactosamine is added, and is therefore not expressed on the surface of erythrocytes. This situation is known as the Bombay phenotype. When tested, this person will appear to be blood type

• A)B.
• B)AB.
• C)A.
• D)O.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Binomial Probabilities

The sum of probabilities of achieving a given number of successes in a fixed number of Bernoulli trials.

Relative Frequency

The ratio of the number of times a specific value or event occurs to the total number of occurrences in a given dataset.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is concerned.

Expected Value

The weighted average of all possible values a random variable can take on, with the weights being the probabilities of each outcome.