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Two parents think their baby was switched at the hospital. It's 1968, so DNA fingerprinting did not exist. The mother has type "A" blood, the father has type "O" blood and the baby has type "AB" blood. List the (A)mother's genotypes, (B)father's genotype, (C)baby's genotype, (D)ALL possible genotype of any offspring they might have and (E) Was the baby switched?

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gracese

Answer:

(A.) Mother's genotype: OO

(B.) Father's genotype: AB

(C.) Baby's genotype: BO

(D.) All possible genotypes:

  AO

  BO

(E.) Not necessarily! It is entirely possible that it is real offspring of the parents.

Lanuel

No, the baby wasn't swicthed at the hospital based on his or her genotype.

The list of genotypes.

A list of the genotypes of each of the siblings include the following:

  • Mother's genotype: OO.
  • Father's genotype: AB.
  • Baby's genotype: BO.
  • All possible genotypes: AO, BO or O.

In conclusion, it can be deduced that the baby wasn't swicthed and as such is the offspring of his or her parents based on the genotype (BO) he or she possessed.

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