Multiple Alleles Flashcards
Three or more alleles of the same gene are found
Multiple Alleles
Applications
- safe predictions and decisions about blood transfusions
- paternity issues
____ blood types characterized by presence of ______ on surface of _______
- AB
- antigens
- erythrocytes
Blood type determination
Mix unkown blood sample with antiserum containing Type A or Type B antibodies
ABO Blood test reveals four phenotypes
A, B, AB, O
Who discovered the ABO Blood group?
Karl Landsteiner
RH Blood Groups first detected in ______ ____
Phesus monkey
A disorder due to incompatinility of blood group between the fetus and its mother
Erythroblastosis fetalis
The system that shows the existence of three closely linked sets of alleles
Fisher-Race System
What are the three closely linked genes?
C, D, and E with teo alleles each
Presence of atleast one D results in ____ phenotype
Rh positive
__ and __ not immunologically significant
C and E
Phenotype:
Rh positive
Alleles:
CDE
CDe
cDE
cDe
Phenotype:
Rh negative
Alleles:
CdE
Cde
cdE
cde
