A man and woman are each heterozygous for the autosomal recessive gene for albinism. They already have two nonalbino

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 albinoor neither albino)?



a. 1/16
b. 3/16


c. 4/16
d. 9/16
e. 10/16


ANSWER: e

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