Imagine you are a lawyer representing a man with blood type B. A woman with blood type O has a child with blood type A and is proposing that the man fathered the child. Using what you have learned about blood typing and genetics, construct an engaging evidence-based argument to the jury in defense of your client.

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Lilianna Avila

8 December, 07:16

Imagine you are a lawyer representing a man with blood type B. A woman with blood type O has a child with blood type A and is proposing that the man fathered the child. Using what you have learned about blood typing and genetics, construct an engaging evidence-based argument to the jury in defense of your client.

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Lilia Nichols · Answer 1

Both type A and B blood are Dominate types and O is recessive.

Chester · Answer 2

Both type A and B blood are Dominate types and O is recessive. So the mother would Have to be oo and couldn't pass on an A and The man cant pass on an A because Type B blood can only be found as BB or Bo. This is due to A and B both being Dominate the would end up as AB not just A/B