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21 April, 05:57

A young woman sued a famous actor for parental support of her illegitimate child.

The father's blood type was type AB and mother's blood type was A. If the child has

type O, does this support the mother's claim that the famous actor is the father or

not? Using the chart below and make a Punnett square to determine if the mother's

claims are justified.

(Genotypes)

A = AA or AO

B = BB or BO

AB = AB

O = OO

A. The actor could be the child's father because dad and mom both could give an O

allele to the child.

allele to pass on to child, which

B. The actor could not be the child's father because dad would need to have an

he does not have.

C. The actor could be the child's father because only mom needs to have an o

allele to pass on to the child for the child to have type O.

D. The actor could not be the child's father because he gives the child no genetic

material

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  1. 21 April, 06:06
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    I dont know the right answer but "The actor could not be the child's father because he gives the child no genetic material." is not the right answer.
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