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A child inherits factors or genes from each parent that determine his or her blood type. This fact makes blood typing useful in paternity testing. The blood types of the child, mother, and alleged father are compared to determine paternity.
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∙ 10y agoPaternity can only be truely identifed by doing a DNA fingerpring on the parents and child. Knowing the blood types is a good screening device, but if any one of the individuals are Type O, then the results may be useless. There is a gene that can inhibit the expression of the ABO gene. An AB genotype will test out as Type O if the inhibitor gene has been turned "on".
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∙ 11y agoIt normally can't. A paternity test is done by DNA testing, not by testing the blood type. Testing the blood type to perform a paternity test would be highly inaccurate, due to the fact that if they found a match to the blood type, they would have a large number of people to sort through still.
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What is the role of blood typing in paternity testing?
To determine whether or not the alleged father could be the true father, the blood types of the child, mother, and alleged father are compared.
You should know where you inherit things from sometimes you can inherit habbits, looks, even blood types from people in your family. Do you inherite a blood type from anyone?
Your blood type is inherited or given to you by your parents. The combinations of different blood types yields different blood types. In fact this is how paternity was once determined.
What are some different types of blood tests?
There is HIV testing,allergy testing,cancer blood testing,STD testing. There are different types of blood tests. They help doctors check you for diseases and different things.
Blood types are determined by the presence of protein located on what?
white blood cells
How do you find out if you have indian blood?
There are different kinds of tests one can do, results can be determined through both the Male and Female lines of descent depending on the type used. You can have DNA testing done for starters.
Blood types are determined by what?
By the presence or absence of two antigens.
What Is used to identify the nature of substance?
The nature of a substance is determined through various types of observation and testing.
What is a maker molecule?
blood types are determined by proteins know as maker molecules
Why are their so many blood types and how do people get those blood types What are some of the least common blood types?
There are negative and positive of A, B, AB, and O. That means that there are 8 different blood types. Your blood type is determined based upon your mother and fathers blood types. O negative is the rarest blood type.
Can I find out my blood type by my body type?
Blood types are not related to body types. Blood is determined by your parents. There are 4 maternal and 4 paternal blood type possibilites. That then gives you 16 different possibilites.
Where does one find out how to test their blood type?
The best source to find out more about blood types and testing blood types would be through your family physcian. He or she can guide you to the appropriate procedure used to measure blood type.
Is there a blood type chart available online?
The American Red Cross website offers a lot of information on blood types. You can find charts on recipient-donor compatibility, blood types by population, and how blood type is determined. You can find this information at http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-types
