A woman and her spouse both show the normal phenotype for pigmentation, but both had one parent who was an albino. Albinism is an autosomal recessive trait. What is the probability that their first child will be an albino?

A) 0
B) 1/4
C) 1/2
D) 3/4
E) 1


Ans: B) 1/4

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