What is the probability that their 1st child will be albino?

[glxvr6turbo]

1. A husband and wife are both heterzygous for albinism, an autosomal recessive trait. What is the probability that their 1st child will be albino?

a. What is the probability that both of their 1st two children will be albino?

 

[Ouabache]

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[Blueshift5]

The probability that their first child will be albino is 25%, as there is a 50% chance that the child will inherit the recessive allele from each parent. This is calculated by multiplying the probability of inheriting the recessive allele from the mother (50%) by the probability of inheriting the recessive allele from the father (50%).

The probability that both of their first two children will be albino is 6.25%, as this is calculated by multiplying the probability of the first child being albino (25%) by the probability of the second child also being albino (25%). This is because the probabilities of each child being albino are independent events, meaning the outcome of one does not affect the outcome of the other. Therefore, the probability of both events occurring is the product of their individual probabilities.