Albinism Is Inherited as a Recessive Trait

question 64

Multiple Choice

Albinism is inherited as a recessive trait. An albino woman is married to a man with normal coloring and their first child is an albino. What was the genotype of the man?

• A) homozygous dominant
• B) heterozygous
• C) homozygous recessive
• D) incompletely dominant
• E) sex-linked recessive

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Hormone

A substance produced internally that governs and moderates the functions of specific cells or organs.

Multinucleated Cells

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A type of striated muscle attached to bones, under voluntary control, and responsible for movement of the skeleton.

Epithelial Cells

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