Chapter 6

Question 1

Know the following symbols used in pedigrees
 males and females

Answer 1

Males squares, females circles

Question 1

 X-linked dominant

Answer 1

Father passes onto daughters, mother passes onto half her children

Question 2

 affected and unaffected

Answer 2

Affected shaded, unaffected unshaded

Question 3

 how matings are connected vs. how siblings are connected

Answer 3

Horizontal line=mating

Question 4

 consanguinity

Answer 4

Double lines connecting relatives

Question 5

 X-linked recessive

Answer 5

mom passes onto sons, son needs wife to supply other gene

Question 6

 Y-linked

Answer 6

Dad passes onto allsons, doesn’t skip gens