Character mistake: The fetus' blood type was AB and the mother had a known type of A. So Dr. Huang said the Father had to be type B which is not completely true. The father could also be type AB as long as he had a single chromosomal copy of the B allele, which any doctor would know. During meiosis only half your genetic DNA is passed on to the offspring.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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Starring: Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek
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