Pedigree Biology

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

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

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

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 6

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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How many affected females are deceased? 

• 0

• 2

• 4

• All 

Which generation connects these two pedigrees? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If a trait SKIPS a generation, it is an indication that the trait is....

• dominant

• recessive

• incompletely dominant

• co-dominant

How many females are in this pedigree?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 7

An organism in which two genes for a given trait are alike.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

• phenotype

The branch of biology that deals with heredity.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• genetics

• heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What does a pedigree chart show?

• The evolutionary history of a species

• The life cycle of an organism

• The inheritance of a trait through several generations

• The genetic diversity within a population

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