Morgan buys a male python from a snake dealer who tells him that the snake carries the albino allele. What is the most effective way for Morgan to verify this statement?
A) Breed the snake with a heterozygous female.
B) Breed the snake with a homozygous normal female.
C) Breed the snake with a female sibling.
D) Breed the snake with a homozygous recessive albino female.
E) He can breed the snake with any female, and a portion of the offspring will always be albino.

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This is a type of testcross. By mating the male with a known albino female, there is a 50% chance that albino offspring will be produced.

Morgan Buys a Male Python from a Snake Dealer Who