5) Assume that a man and a woman are both known to be heterozygotes, Aa, carriers of the autosomal recessive allele (a) for the albino trait. What is the chance that (a) their first child will be an albino girl? (b) their first child will be a normally-pigmented boy? (c) their first child will be either an albino girl or a normally-pigmented boy? (d) if they have a family of five children, three will be normally-pigmented and two will be albino?

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5) Assume that a man and a woman are both known to be heterozygotes, Aa, carriers of the
autosomal recessive allele (a) for the albino trait. What is the chance that
(a) their first child will be an albino girl?
(b) their first child will be a normally-pigmented boy?
(c) their first child will be either an albino girl or a normally-pigmented boy?
(d) if they have a family of five children, three will be normally-pigmented and two will
be albino?
Transcribed Image Text:5) Assume that a man and a woman are both known to be heterozygotes, Aa, carriers of the autosomal recessive allele (a) for the albino trait. What is the chance that (a) their first child will be an albino girl? (b) their first child will be a normally-pigmented boy? (c) their first child will be either an albino girl or a normally-pigmented boy? (d) if they have a family of five children, three will be normally-pigmented and two will be albino?
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