Blood Type Compatibility: Can O and O Parents Have an A Child?
No, two O blood type parents cannot have an offspring with type A blood.
To determine the possible blood type of offspring, we can use a Punnett square.
Blood type O (OO)
Blood type O (OO)
The possible offspring genotypes are:
OO (type O)
OO (type O)
Therefore, two O blood type parents can only have offspring with type O blood.
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