If husband is Rh^+ and wife is Rh^- then

NEET Biology question

If husband is and wife is then

(A)No problem with first child
(B)Second child would have anaemia (erythroblastosis foetalis)
(C)Second child would be normal
(D)Both (a) and (b)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The first child is usually unaffected because the mother has not yet been sensitised, so statement (a) is true, but during that delivery the mother may develop anti-Rh antibodies, putting a subsequent child at risk of erythroblastosis

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