People Who Have the AB Blood Type Possess _____________

question 28

Multiple Choice

People who have the AB blood type possess _____________. (Select all correct choices)

• 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

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Definitions:

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, together with glucose, forms the disaccharide lactose; important in energy metabolism and found in dairy products.

Glucose

An elementary sugar critical for energy in living organisms and a key element of many carbohydrate compounds.

Principle Sugar

The primary type of sugar that is prevalent or most important within a particular context, such as glucose in human blood.

Nucleotides

Organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or building blocks, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups.