What are the genotypes of the mother and father in the pedigree below? The pedigree shows albinism (an autosomal recessive trait). The shaded shapes represent albino individuals.       a. mother - homozygous dominant; father - homozygous dominant   b. mother - heterozygous; father - homozygous recessive   c. mother - homozygous recessive; father - heterozygous   d. mother - heterozygous; father - heterozygous   e. mother - homozygous dominant; father - homozygous recessive

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What are the genotypes of the mother and father in the pedigree below? The pedigree shows albinism (an autosomal recessive trait). The shaded shapes represent albino individuals.

 

 

  a.

mother - homozygous dominant; father - homozygous dominant

  b.

mother - heterozygous; father - homozygous recessive

  c.

mother - homozygous recessive; father - heterozygous

  d.

mother - heterozygous; father - heterozygous

  e.

mother - homozygous dominant; father - homozygous recessive

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