Albinism Is an Autosomal Recessive Trait in Humans

question 26

Multiple Choice

Albinism is an autosomal recessive trait in humans.Assume that there are 100 albinos aa) in a population of 1 million.How many individuals would be expected to be homozygous normal AA under equilibrium conditions?

• A)980,100
• B)100
• C)10,000
• D)999,900
• E)19,800

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