Mode of Inheritance Pedigrees

Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?

• I-1

• I-2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A chart that displays family relationships indicating traits or disorders

• Punnett square

• Pedigree

• Karyotype chart

In a pedigree chart, women are represented by

• Circles

• Diamonds

• Squares

In a pedigree, individuals that are unaffected are represented as shapes that are

• Not shaded

• Fully shaded

• Half shaded

In a pedigree, individuals that are affected are represented as shapes that are

• Not shaded

• Fully shaded

• Half shaded

When working to find genotypes of individuals in a pedigree, you may need to use a

• Punnett square

• Dihybrid cross

• Karyotype chart

Pedigrees may be difficult to construct or interpret because

• People may hesitate to supply information because the symptoms embarrass them

• Adoption/children born out of wedlock/serial relationships/blended families are difficult to construct

• Many people cannot trace their families back far enough to reveal of mode of inheritance

• All of the above

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

• dominant

• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a pedigree chart, men are represented by

• Circles

• Diamonds

• Squares

In a pedigree chart, what does a horizontal line connecting a circle and a square represent?

• A) Sibling relationship

• B) Marriage or mating

• C) Parent-child relationship

• D) Adoption