Marissa and Sean are in the process of adopting a baby. One of the documents the adoption agency provides is a full medical history of the birth mother. Why would the birth father's medical history also be important?

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anonymous · Answer

the father has a greater impact on the babys health than the mother
fathers history will be important only when the child becomes a parent 
fathers medical problems will always be expressed in the child
fathers history will suggest potential medical problems in the child

thatonegirl_ · Answer

The first 2 are wrong. And the 3rd one is only true if the medical problem is y-linked so it's not ALWAYS. So that leaves you the last one, which makes sense because the child receives genes from the father too which influence it's health.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

thatonegirl_ · Answer

Anytime :)