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4 November, 13:09

Albinism is a recessive trait. A man and woman both show normal pigmentation, but both have one parent who has albinism (without melanin pigmentation). What is the probability that their first child will have albinism?

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  1. 4 November, 13:38
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    Answer: 0,25

    Step-by-step explanation:

    As both the man and the woman have one parent who has albinism, they have the gene (though recessive). The genetic information is given 50% by each parent. The probability of the first child to have albinism is given by the probability of both parent to transfer the gene to him. It is:

    P (W=yes ∩ M=yes);

    where

    P = probability

    W = woman

    ∩ = intersection

    M = man

    Using the property of intersection in probability (when independient events), we have:

    P (W=yes ∩ M=yes) = P (W=yes) * P (M=yes) = 0,5 * 0,5 = 0,25
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