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(Solved): 4. Suppose a father of blood type B and a mother of blood type O have a child of type O. What are t ...




4. Suppose a father of blood type B and a mother of blood type O have a
child of type O. What are the chances that their next
4. Suppose a father of blood type B and a mother of blood type O have a child of type O. What are the chances that their next child will be blood type O? Type B? Type A? Type AB? 5. Suppose a father and mother claim they have been given the wrong baby at the hospital. Both parents are blood type A. The baby they have been given is blood type O. The parents plan to hire an attorney and sue the hospital for $50 million in punitive damages for switching their baby. Could this be frivolous litigation? Explain. 6. In a recent case in Spokane, Washington, a young woman accused a soldier of being the father of her child. The soldier, of course, denied it. The soldier's lawyer demanded that blood types be taken to prove the innocence of his client. The following results were obtained: Alleged father, Type O. Mother, Type A. Child, Type AB. The court found the soldier guilty on the basis of the woman's remarkable memory for dates and details that apparently eliminated all other possible fathers. a. What are the possible genotypes for these three people? b. Do you agree with the court's decision? Why or why not?


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Answer 4) The child has O blood type and genotype is ii. This suggests that parents have atleast one recessive allele (i). The father had blood type B. The genotype of father blood group. iBi. The mother blood type is O. The genotype is ii. Parents:
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