Pedigree Charts Quiz

What is the purpose of pedigree analysis?

• To analyze the diet and lifestyle of individuals within families.

• To investigate the social interactions and relationships within families.

• To study inheritance patterns and genetic traits within families.

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What does a horizontal line (left/right) connecting two individuals in a pedigree chart represent?

• A sibling relationship

• A parent-child relationship

• A grandparent-grandchild relationship

• A mating or marriage

What does a vertical line (up/down) connecting two individuals in a pedigree chart represent?

• Cousin relationship

• Marriage relationship

• Parent-child relationship

• Sibling relationship

What can be determined from a pedigree chart?

• Blood type

• Height

• Eye color

• Inheritance pattern

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How many children did the Mom and Dad have in this pedigree?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Fout

On a pedigree chart, females are represented by...

and males are represented by...

a

b

female

male

On a pedigree chart, females are represented by a ​ (a)   and males are represented by a ​ ​ (b)  

• circle
• square
• straight line
• shaded figure

Why is the Dad in generation 1 half shaded?

• He is heterozygous or hybrid (Bb)

• He is homozygous dominant (BB)

• He is homozygous recessive (bb)

• It is unknowable

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What will generation 1 (the couple at the top) Mom's genotype be?

• Heterozygous or hybrid (Bb)

• Homozygous dominant (BB)

• Homozygous recessive (bb)

• It is unknowable

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What will be the genotype of the daughter from generation two?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

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