Pedigree Charts Daily

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What does an open circle represent in a pedigree chart?

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Unaffected Female

Front

What does a filled in square represent in a pedigree chart?

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Affected Male

Front

How many children did the parents in the first generation have?

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4

Front

What do half colored symbols represent in a pedigree chart?

Back

The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).

Front

What is the genotype of the female in generation II if this is a recessive disease pedigree?

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rr

Front

What does a filled circle represent in a pedigree chart?

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Affected Female

Front

What does a square represent in a pedigree chart?

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Male

Front

What does a circle represent in a pedigree chart?

Back

Female

Front

What does a diagonal line through a symbol indicate in a pedigree chart?

Back

The individual is deceased.

Front

What is the significance of the horizontal line connecting a male and female in a pedigree chart?

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It represents a mating or marriage.