Question

Albinos are individuals that lack the ability to synthesize

melanin (M), the pigment responsible for most skin
color. The albino pigment gene is an autosomal
recessive allele (m). If two albino rabbits are mated,
how often is it expected that their offspring will
revert to a brown-pigmented phenotype?
Albino genotype(s)_______
_____
a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 50%
d. 25%
e. 0%
Melanin genotype(s)_____
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Answer 1

Albino genotype: mm
It is expected zero percent of the time.
Melanin genotypes: Mm, MM