Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 30P
A woman who is blood type B has a child whose blood type is A; her husband is blood type O. Despite his wife’s claims of innocence, the irate father claims that the child is not his. Do you think that the wife is necessarily guilty of adultery? Explain.
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. A woman who is blood type B has a child whoseblood type is A; her husband is blood type O. Despitehis wife’s claims of innocence, the irate father claims that the child is not his. Do you think that the wife isnecessarily guilty of adultery? Explain.
A woman who is blood type B has a child whose blood type is A; her husband is blood type O. Despite his wife’s claims of innocence, the irate father claims that the child is not his. Do you think that the wife is necessarily guilty of adultery? Explain.
a. Do you think that the wife is necessarily guilty of adultery? Yes or no
b. Can a homozygous blood type B and O have a child with blood type A? Yes or no
c. Show your solution and explain your answer.
A mother with blood type A has a child with blood type B. What blood type(s) would a man have to have to exonerate him from being the father of this child?
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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