For most types of OCA, both parents must carry an albinism gene to have a child with albinism. Parents may have normal pigmentation but still, carry the gene. When both parents carry the gene, and neither parent has albinism, there is a 25% chance at each pregnancy that the baby will be born with albinism.
What is the probability that their first child will have albinism?
This means a child has to get 2 copies of the gene that causes albinism (1 from each parent) to have the condition. If both parents carry the gene, there's a 1 in 4 chance that their child will have albinism and a 1 in 2 chance that their child will be a carrier.
Do both parents have to carry the albinism gene?
Yes, albinism is passed down (inherited) through families. People are born with albinism when they inherit an albinism gene from their parents. In albinism, both parents must carry an albinism gene for their child to be born with albinism.
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