Consider the following statements regarding Bombay Blood Group Statement I The Bombay Blood Group is...........

Everyday Science(MPPCS) Health and Diseases

Consider the following statements regarding Bombay Blood Group.

Statement-I: The Bombay Blood Group is extremely rare, with a global occurrence of approximately 1 in a million individuals.
Statement-II: The low prevalence of the Bombay phenotype is due to its inheritance pattern, which requires both parents to be carriers of the recessive hh gene.

Which one of the following is correct?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

The Bombay Blood Group is extremely rare, occurring in 1 in 10,000 people in India and 1 in a million globally (Statement-I correct).
The low prevalence is due to its recessive inheritance pattern (hh), requiring both parents to be carriers (Statement-II correct and explains Statement-I).

Hence option 1st is correct.