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Mrs. Mendel and Mrs. Golgi had babies the same day in the same hospital. Mrs. Mendel...

Mrs. Mendel and Mrs. Golgi had babies the same day in the same hospital. Mrs. Mendel took home a baby girl, whom she named Homostasis. Mrs. Golgi took home a baby girl, whom she named Plasmodesmata. Mrs. Golgi began to suspect that her child and the Mendel baby had been switched at birth. Blood tests were done. Mr. Mendel-type B, Mrs. Mendel-type A, Mr. Golgi-type A, Mrs. Golgi-type A, Homostasis-type O, and Plasmodesmata-type B. Had a mix-up occurred ? Explain.

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Yes the children were mixed up. The Plasmodesmata-type B belongs to Mr. Mendel-type B & Mrs. Mendel-type A. The child Homostasis-type O belongs to Mr. Golgi-type A & Mrs. Golgi-type A.


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