Question

Albinism is a recessive condition. if an albino squirrel is born to parents that both have normal fur color, what can you conclude about the genotype of the parents? in nature, what can you say about the squirrel's life expectancy?

Answer 1

You can conclude that the parents genotype is Aa(the parents are heterozygous for the albinism gene). The albino squirrel will not live for long as it has white fur and will not be able to camouflage and hide from its predator.

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