Practice mode Inheritance

Erythroblastosis foetalis is most likely when ____.

Correct answer B. an Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive foetus after an earlier Rh-positive pregnancy

Explanation

The first Rh-positive baby sensitises the Rh-negative mother; in a later pregnancy her anti-Rh antibodies cross the placenta and destroy foetal red cells.

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