Albinism is an autosomal recessive condition where little or no melanin pigment is produced. A woman (call her W) had an affected brother (B). This woman's daughter (M) is planning to have a child....


Albinism is an autosomal recessive condition where little or no melanin pigment is produced. A
woman (call her W) had an affected brother (B). This woman's daughter (M) is planning to have a
child. The intended father (F) in this mating had a sister (S) who has albinism.
a. Draw the pedigree of the family. Use defined symbols to indicate genotypes.
b. Determine the probability that the female planning to have a child (M) is heterozygous.
C.Determine the probability that her male partner (F) is heterozygous.
d. Determine the overall probability that this couple (M and F) will have an unaffected child.
e. The couple chooses to have another child. Determine the overall probability that this
couple's second child will be affected.



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