The mother has a positive Rh factor, and the father has a negative one. What Rh factor will their children have
The mother has a positive Rh factor, and the father has a negative one. What Rh factor will their children have: a) if the mother’s genotype is homozygous, b) if the mother’s genotype is heterozygous.
The Rh factor is a trait localized in the autosome. The positive Rh factor dominates.
Rh + – positive, Rh- – negative.
Therefore, the father is homozygous for the recessive allele, his genotype is Rh-Rh-.
1) If the mother is homozygous, then her genotype is Rh + Rh +. Crossing in this case looks like this:
Parents: Rh + Rh + x Rh-Rh-,
Gametes: Rh + x Rh-,
Children: Rh + Rh-. All are Rh positive.
2) If the mother is heterozygous, then her genotype is Rh + Rh-.
Parents:
Parents: Rh + Rh- x Rh-Rh-,
Gametes: Rh +, Rh- x Rh-,
Children: Rh + Rh-, Rh-Rh-.
The ratio is 1: 1.