A Man and Woman Are Both of Normal Pigmentation and Have

question 12

Multiple Choice

A man and woman are both of normal pigmentation and have a child who is albino (without melanin pigmentation) .Albinism is an autosomal (not sex-linked) recessive trait.What are the genotypes of the albino's parents?

• A)One parent must be homozygous for the recessive allele,the other parent can be homozygous dominant,homozygous recessive,or heterozygous.
• B)One parent must be heterozygous,the other parent can be homozygous dominant,homozygous recessive,or heterozygous.
• C)Both parents must be heterozygous.
• D)One parent must be homozygous dominant;the other parent must be heterozygous.
• E)Both parents must be homozygous dominant.

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