Below is a pedigree of a human genetic disease in which solid color indicates affected individuals. Assume that the disease is caused by a gene that can have the alleles A or a. What is/are the possible genotype(s) of person 1?





A) AA

B) Aa

C) Either AA or Aa

D) aa

E) Cannot be determined


D) aa

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