A Man and Woman Are Each Heterozygous for the Autosomal

question 47

Multiple Choice

A man and woman are each heterozygous for the autosomal recessive gene for albinism. They already have two non-albino children and want to have two more. What is the probability that their next two children will be phenotypically identical to each other with regard to skin color (i.e., either both albino or neither albino) ?

• A) 1/16
• B) 3/16
• C) 4/16
• D) 9/16
• E) 10/16

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