Principles Of Inheritance And Variation Ques 179

A woman with an albinic father marries an albinic man. The proportion of her progeny is

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(a) 2 normal : 1 albino

(b) all normal.

(c) all albino

(d) 1 normal : 1 albino

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Answer : d

Hints & Solution

(d) The woman is heterozygous as albinism is a recessive condition hence when she marries an albinic man, the offspring are 50% normal and 50% albinic.