Blood group names in Canada vs. US?

Subject: Blood group names in Canada vs. US?

Date: Sat Dec 12 22:41:53 1998
Posted by Marc Lamoureux
Grade level: 10-12
School: LBP
City: Gloucester State/Province: ONT
Country: CANADA
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 913524113.Ge

Message:


Why do we use "i"'s to represent blood genotypes?  Blood type "A" 
is often referred to "I superscript A"; Type B referred to as "I 
superscript B"; and Type O is referred to as "ii" Why is this?

(Ia, Ib, i)

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