Asked by Avery Braswell on May 02, 2024

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If an albino (aa) mates with a person homozygous for normal pigment (AA) ,

A) there is a 50% probability that the child will have normal pigmentation.
B) there is a 50% probability that the child will have albinism.
C) there is a 100% probability that the child will have normal pigmentation.
D) there is a 100% probability that the child will have albinism.

Albino

An individual lacking normal pigmentation due to a genetic condition that affects the production of melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes.

Homozygous

State of having identical allelic genes at one or more paired loci in homologous chromosomes.

Pigmentation

The coloring of a person's skin, hair, or eyes due to the deposition of melanin, a natural pigment produced by certain cells called melanocytes.

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Zybrea KnightMay 02, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Albinism is a recessive trait, so an albino individual has the genotype aa. A person with normal pigmentation and homozygous for that trait has the genotype AA. When these two individuals mate, all offspring will receive one A allele from the AA parent and one a allele from the aa parent, resulting in a genotype of Aa for all offspring. This means they will all have normal pigmentation, as the A allele is dominant over the a allele.