Explain the inheritance of Rhesus factor (Rh) in human beings.

      

Explain the inheritance of Rhesus factor (Rh) in human beings.

  

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Eric
-In humans blood is either Rh positive or Rh negative
-People who have Rh antigen are Rh(+ve) while those without Rh antigen in their blood
are Rh(-ve)
-Rh(+ve) is due to a dominant gene while the recessive gene causes lack of Rh factor.
When a person who is homozygous dominant marries a person who is homozygous
recessive the result is as shown below
ericmunguti answered the question on October 8, 2018 at 12:29


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