Pedigree Basics

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A chart that displays family relationships indicating traits or disorders

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Pedigree

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In a pedigree chart, men are represented by

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Squares

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In a pedigree chart, women are represented by

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Circles

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In a pedigree, individuals that are carriers are represented as shapes that are

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Half shaded

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In a pedigree, individuals that are unaffected are represented as shapes that are

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Not shaded

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In a pedigree, individuals that are affected are represented as shapes that are

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Fully shaded

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When working to find genotypes of individuals in a pedigree, you may need to use a

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Punnett square

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An individual with the genotype AA would have

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6 fingers and not be a carrier

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An individual with the genotype Aa would have

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6 fingers and be a carrier

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An individual with the genotype aa would have

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5 fingers