Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with eText - Access Card Package (10th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
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A normally pigmented woman whose father was an albino marries a normally pigmented man whose mother was an albino. What is the probability that they would have an albino child? (a) 50 percent, (b) 25 percent, (c) 12.5 percent, (d) 6.25 percent, (e) 100 percent.
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