If a husband and wife are both carriers of albinism, which is a recessive trait with two alleles, what is the probability that each of their children will be albino?

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If both parents are carriers of the recessive trait of albinism, they both have one dominant allele and one recessive allele. During reproduction, each parent will pass on one of their alleles to their offspring. Therefore, for each child, there is a 25% chance of receiving two recessive alleles (one from each parent), which will result in the child being albino.

If a Husband and Wife Are Both Carriers of Albinism