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The Charlie Chaplin case. In 1941, Charlie Chaplin became romantically involved with a young actress named Joan Barry. In 1943, twenty months after the relationship ended, she had a child and claimed Charlie Chaplin as the father. A paternity suit ensued. Chaplin had type O blood. Barry had type A blood. The baby had type B blood. Was the baby Chaplin’s? (Yes, No) Provide written explanation and/or charts like those above to support your answer.

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Answer:

No

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Paternity can be verified by an analysis of the blood types of the probable child and the parents. In this case, if the mother's blood type is A and CHarles CHaplin is O, it is expected that the children of this couple would have children with blood type A or O but no type B.

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