Albinism (lack of skin pigmentation) is caused by a recessive autosomal allele. Two normally pigmented individuals have an albino child together. The couple later decides to have a second child. What is the probability that the second child will be albino?

Albinism (lack of skin pigmentation) is caused by a recessive autosomal allele. Two normally pigmented individuals have an albino child together. The couple later decides to have a second child. What is the probability that the second child will be albino?

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Chapter9: Patterns Of Inheritance

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Albinism (lack of skin pigmentation) is caused by a recessive autosomal allele. Two
normally pigmented individuals have an albino child together.
The couple later decides to have a second child. What is the probability that the
second child will be albino?
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