Pedigree

In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?

• circle
• square
• triangle
• diamond

In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

• Not Affected Male
• Not Affected Female
• Affected Male
• Affected Female

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do we use pedigrees for?

• To look at families
• To make determinations about the offspring
• To track traits in families
• Nothing

How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

In the second generation-how many people have the disease or display the physical trait?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?

• 8
• 5
• 2
• 3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Does this pedigree show a dominant or recessive trait?

• Dominant
• Recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What do half colored symbols represent?

• The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
• The individual expresses the trait.
• The individual has both recessive alleles.
• The individual has both dominant alleles.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2