The Bombay phenotype describes:
Correct answer: D. Blood group
- A. Height
- B. Skin colour
- C. Hair colour
- D. Blood group
Explanation
Bombay phenotype is an example of epistasis. It is the rarest blood group involving the ABO blood group system, individuals with this phenotype lack the H antigen (genotype hh). It was first discovered in Bombay in 1952.
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