Pedigrees

What do we use pedigrees for?

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

In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

• circle

• square

On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ----

• not affected male.

• not affected female.

• affected male.

• affected female.

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?

• Brother and sister

• Dad and daughter

• Uncle and niece

• Grandfather and granddaughter

What is the mode of inheritance shown here?

• Recessive because it "skips" a generation

• Dominant because it shows up in every generation

On this pedigree, the allele for curly hair is dominant. The couple labeled 2 both have curly hair, but have a daughter who does not have curly hair. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that for the couple labeled 2 -

• the male is heterozygous and the female is heterozygous.

• the male is homozygous recessive and the female is homozygous dominant.

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

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

• dominant
• recessive