Family pedigrees Flashcards
1
Q
What does an empty circle represent?
A
An unaffected female
2
Q
What does a half shaded half empty circle represent?
A
A heterozygous carrier female
3
Q
What does a filled circle represent?
A
A affected female
4
Q
What does an empty square represent?
A
An unaffected male
5
Q
What does a half shaded half empty square represent?
A
A heterozygous carrier male
6
Q
WHat does a filled square represent?
A
An affected male
7
Q
What does a carrier mean?
A
A person who carries the phenotype but isn’t actually effected
