The allele for albinism (c) is recessive to the allele for normal pigmentation (C). A normally pigmented woman whose

father is an albino marries an albino man whose parents are normal. They have three children, two normal and one albino.
Give the genotypes for each person listed. What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Normal pigmented woman, Cc; albino father, cc; albino man, cc; normal parents, Cc + Cc;
three children, two normal Cc, 1 albino cc

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