Both parents are carriers of the allele for Albinism, or lack of the pigment melanin in skin or eyes. The equal probability of having male or female offspring with Albinism is 1 afflicted out of every 4 children. This suggests the condition is

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Daniel Matthews

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13 February, 04:37

Both parents are carriers of the allele for Albinism, or lack of the pigment melanin in skin or eyes. The equal probability of having male or female offspring with Albinism is 1 afflicted out of every 4 children. This suggests the condition is

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Felix · Answer 1

Answer:the condition is recessive, since the probability of appearing is 1/4.

Explanation:

Based on the information above, most of the children are dark skinned showing the dark skinned pigmentation being more dominant, thus the allele for albinism is recessive.