Albinism causes the skin, hair, or eyes to have little or no color. It is also associated with vision problems. Albinism results from an allele a that is recessive to the allele for normal melanin production. Maya has normal skin color, but her sister has albinism. Maya’s mother has albinism, and her father has normal skin color.   a)What are the genotypes of Maya, her sister, her mother, and her father.       b)If Maya’s parents have another child, what is the probability that this child will have albinism? Show the Punnett square you use to help in solving.       c)If Maya marries a man with albinism, what is the probability that their first child will have albinism? Show the Punnett square you use to help in solving.

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  1. Albinism causes the skin, hair, or eyes to have little or no color. It is also associated with vision problems. Albinism results from an allele a that is recessive to the allele for normal melanin production. Maya has normal skin color, but her sister has albinism. Maya’s mother has albinism, and her father has normal skin color.

 

a)What are the genotypes of Maya, her sister, her mother, and her father.

 

 

 

b)If Maya’s parents have another child, what is the probability that this child will have albinism? Show the Punnett square you use to help in solving.

 

 

 

c)If Maya marries a man with albinism, what is the probability that their first child will have albinism? Show the Punnett square you use to help in solving.

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