Pedigrees

What does a filled in square represent?

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many generations are shown in this pedigree?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

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

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

What does an open circle represent?

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?

• dominant
• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many people in this whole pedigree have the trait/disease?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What is this?

• Pedigree
• Karyotype
• Venn diagram
• Punnett Square

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?

• The male
• The female
• individual 1
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2