Question

2. A woman goes on Maury Povich to find out who’s the father of her baby. She has four possible men who could have fathered the baby. Use the table below to find out Who’s the

Daddy!
a. Create 4 different Punnett squares. One for each father
Name
Blood Type
Genotypes
Mother
Type A (heterozygous)
_______
Baby
Type B
______or ______
Sammy the player
Type O
_______
Guy at the club
Type AB
_______
The waiter
Type A (homozygous)
_______
The cable guy
Type B (homozygous)
_______

Answer 1

To create the Punnett squares, we need to know the possible genotypes for each of the fathers based on their blood type. The genotypes for blood types are as follows:

- Type A: AA or AO
- Type B: BB or BO
- Type AB: AB
- Type O: OO

Using this information and the mother's genotype (Type A heterozygous), we can create the following Punnett squares for each potential father:

1. Sammy the player (Type O)

| | O | O |
|----|----|----|
| A | AO | AO |
| A | AO | AO |

Possible genotypes of offspring: AO (Type A heterozygous)

2. Guy at the club (Type AB)

| | A | B |
|----|----|----|
| AB | AB | AB |
| AB | AB | AB |

Possible genotypes of offspring: AB (Type AB)

3. The waiter (Type A homozygous)

| | A | A |
|----|----|----|
| A | AA | AA |
| A | AA | AA |

Possible genotypes of offspring: AA (Type A homozygous)

4. The cable guy (Type B homozygous)

| | B | B |
|----|----|----|
| A | AB | AB |
| A | AB | AB |

Possible genotypes of offspring: AB (Type AB)

Based on the Punnett squares, the potential fathers who could be the biological father of the baby are Guy at the club and The cable guy, as they both have the potential to produce offspring with Type B blood, which is the blood type of the baby. Sammy the player and The waiter are not possible fathers, as their potential offspring would have Type A blood.