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Explain why blood type data cannot prove who the father of a baby is, and can only prove

who the father is not.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Although blood group studies cannot be used to prove paternity, they can provide unequivocal evidence that a male is not the father of a particular child. Since the red cell antigens are inherited as dominant traits, a child cannot have a blood group antigen that is not present in one or both parents.

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