On a National Talk Show a Woman Was Claiming That

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Essay

On a national talk show a woman was claiming that a man was the father of her child.She had blood type AB.The child had type B.The suspected father had type O.The suspected father maintained the claim that since he had type O blood he could not be the father.You have been called in as an expert witness.Explain why or why not the man could be the father of the child.

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