Re: I know one when I see one

From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2002 - 03:16:08 GMT

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    > > >
    > > >Do the genes for blood type replicate themselves? If so, how?
    > > >
    > > >Ciao,
    > > >
    > > >Bill
    > > >
    > > Aren't the characteristics of blood type passed from father or mother
    > > to son? I understand that paternity can be proven or denied on that
    > > basis. Or does some outside force cause these characteristics to be
    > > lodged in the child? There's also the fact that the information
    > > contained in the DNA creates the protines and other factors that the
    > > blood type expresses. So if the genes don't do the replicating, what
    > > does?
    > >
    > > cheers,
    > >
    > > Grant
    > >
    >Here we are dealing with multiple dominant and recessive traits; A, B,
    >AB or O, RH factor + or -.
    > >
    Aren't these inherited characteristics encoded in the DNA of the parents?

    Grant

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