Question

Can someone help me with this?

Case Description: You are a legal assistant who has been given the following paternity cases to review. It is your job to screen each case to see it there is any validity to the claim of an
"illegitimate" child and them make your recommendations to the lawyers for whom you work for. Proceed with your recommendations, indicating a "yes" or "no" result on the Case Analysis form for each potential case. Also, write out the genetic make-up. (letter combinations) for each case indicating why you choose "yes" or "no"

Answer 1

Answer & Explanation:

Case 1: No. The child's blood type is O, which cannot be produced from the combination of B and O. The possible blood types for the father would be B or AB.

Case 2: Yes. The child's blood type is O, which is possible with the combination of A and B blood types from the parents.

Case 3: No. The child's blood type is B, which cannot be produced from the combination of two B parents. The possible blood types for the father would be B or AB.

Case 4: Yes. The child's blood type is O, which is possible with the combination of O and O blood types from the parents.

Case 5: No. The child's blood type is A, which cannot be produced from the combination of B and A blood types from the parents. The possible blood types for the father would be A or AB.

Case 6: No. The child's blood type is A, which cannot be produced from the combination of O and O blood types from the parents. The possible blood types for the father would be A, B, or AB.

Case 7: Yes. The child's blood type is A, which is possible with the combination of A and B blood types from the parents. The genetic make-up for the child in question would be AO, which can be produced from the combination of AB and B blood types from the parents.