A couple each with blood type AB and normal pigmentation have a child with AB blood type and albinism. What is the probability that their next child will have the same phenotype as the first child? Assume that albinism is recessive to normal pigmentations and that this trait assorts independently from the blood group genotypes.  Group of answer choices 3/16 9/16 1/8 1/4 1/16

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A couple each with blood type AB and normal pigmentation have a child with AB blood type and albinism. What is the probability that their next child will have the same phenotype as the first child? Assume that albinism is recessive to normal pigmentations and that this trait assorts independently from the blood group genotypes. 

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