In 1944, Charlie Chaplin was involved in a legal battle over the paternity of a
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Question
In 1944, Charlie Chaplin was involved in a legal battle over the paternity of a child born to Joan Barry. The baby was blood type B, the mother type A, and Chaplin type 0. From what you know about the inheritance of blood types, could Chaplin have been the father of the child? (At the time of the trial, blood group evidence was not admissible in Californai court. Charlie Chaplin was declared responsible for the child.
(a) Yes, he could have fathered the child.
(b) No, he could possibly have fathered the child.
(c) Perhaps, Blood tests are inconclusive.
Please explain.
Explanation / Answer
Chaplin type 0.----------------genotype-------------IO IO
mother type A,-------------------- genotype-------------IA IA, OR genotype-------------IO IA
Chaplin type 0 X mother type A
IO
IO
IO
IO IO
IO IO
IA
IO IA
IO IA
BABY BLOOD GROUP IS SUPOOSED TO BE O GROUP OR A GROUP
BUT IN THIS CASE BABY BLOOD GROUP IS B
ANSWER :
(a) Yes, he could have fathered the child.
(b) No, he could possibly have fathered the child.
(c) Perhaps, Blood tests are inconclusive.
IO
IO
IO
IO IO
IO IO
IA
IO IA
IO IA