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A Man with Albinism and a Woman with a Normal

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A man with albinism and a woman with a normal phenotype have several children,one of whom displays albinism.
a.What can you conclude about the genotype of the mother?
b.What is the probability that the children who do not display albinism are heterozygous?


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