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If A= normal allele, a = albino allele, then genotypes of father and mother are respectively

A

Aa and Aa

B

AA and Aa

C

Aa and AA

D

Aa and aa

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Albinism is hereditary lack of pigmentation in an organism. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. Albino humans lack dark pigment melanin in their skin, hair or eyes. The allele responsible is recessive to allele for normal pigmentation. Father's and mother's genotype should be Aa. They both are carriers of the disease

The chances of this couple'f fifth child being an albino are 1 in 4.
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