Person Blood group husband wife's lover wife child 1 child 2 child 3 M Rh+ Rh- Rh+ Rh+ AB MN A. N MN A Rh+ A MN Rh- From this evidence, can the paternity of the children be established?

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Consider two blood polymorphisms that humans have in
addition to the ABO system. Two alleles LM and LN determine the M, N, and MN blood groups. The dominant allele R of a different gene causes a person to have the Rh+
(rhesus positive) phenotype, whereas the homozygote for
r is Rh− (rhesus negative). Two men took a paternity dispute to court, each claiming three children to be his own.
The blood groups of the men, the children, and their
mother were as follows:From this evidence, can the paternity of the children be
established?

Person
Blood group
husband
wife's lover
wife
child 1
child 2
child 3
M
Rh+
Rh-
Rh+
Rh+
AB
MN
A.
N
MN
A
Rh+
A
MN
Rh-
From this evidence, can the paternity of the children be
established?
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