June Has Type B Blood and Has a Baby, Joey

question 59

Multiple Choice

June has type B blood and has a baby, Joey, with type AB blood. Her husband, Jim, has type O blood. June believes that there has been a mix-up at the hospital. She suspects that another couple, Ann and Al, who had a baby the same day, were allowed to take her son home. That baby Arnie has type O blood. Al and Ann both have type A blood. Which of the following is a correct statement about who is Joey's father?

• A) Neither Jim nor Al could be Joey's father.
• B) Jim could be Joey's father, but Al could not.
• C) Either Jim or Al could be Joey's father.
• D) Al could be Joey's father, but Jim could not.
• E) Al is definitely Joey's father, but Jim could also.

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