In the human blood grouping, the four basic blood types are type A, type B, type AB, and type O. The blood proteins A and B are:(a) simple dominant and recessive traits (b) incomplete dominant traits(c) codominant traits (d) sex-linked traits
Correct Answer : (c) codominant traits
Explanation :
The blood proteins A and B in the human blood grouping are codominant traits, as neither of these proteins is able to dominate the other protein completely.
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