a) A man whose sister was an albino (due to an autosomal recessive mutation) marries an...
a) A man whose sister was an albino (due to an autosomal recessive mutation) marries an albino girl. If the couple has a child, what is the probability that they will have normal pigmentation? (Assume that if the problem does not state that an individual is an albino that they have normal pigmentation)
Hint: Make sure you take into account that the man is not an albino when you calculate your probability.
b) If you find out that the second child is an albino what are the odds that the next child will be an albino?
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