Albinism (lack of skin pigmentation) is caused by an autosomal recessive allele. A man and woman, both normally pigmented, have an albino child together. For this trait, what is the genotype of both parents? Options Below: homozygous recessive homozygous dominant heterozygous hemizygous

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