5) Fernando has type O blood and Darla has type A. Darla's brother has type O, while both of her parents have type A blood. If Fernando and Darla have two children, what is the probability that NEITHER has type A blood? A) 0 B) 1/8 C) 1/9 D) 1/3

A woman with type O blood gave birth to a baby, also with type O blood. The woman stated that a man with type AB blood was the father of the baby. Is there any merit to her statement?

Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes the body to absorb too much iron from the diet. This excess iron is stored in the body's tissues and organs, particularly the skin, heart, liver, pancreas, and joints. Because humans cannot increase the excretion of iron, excess iron can overload and eventually damage tissues and organs. A. Symptoms of hereditary hemochromatosis include fatigue, joint pain, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, skin discoloration, delayed puberty in males, and premature menopause in women. All of these symptoms result a single mutation in a specific gene. Name and define this genetic phenomenon and explain how it relates to this specific genetic situation described above.

When a pair of alleles that an individual carry are the same, the person is said to be_____ for the trait a ) Polygenic b) Homologous c ) Autosomous e ) Homozygous