Pedigrees

Question 1

What is a pedigree

Answer 1

A genetic representation of a family tree that tracks the inheritance of a trait or disease through several generations, shows phenotype fesch family members, used by genetic counsellors to help families

Question 2

Hints of pedigrees

Answer 2

An individual who is homozygous recessive, both parents must have at least one recessive allele

Individual that shows dominant trait, at least one parent must have dominant phenotype

If both parents are homo recessive, all offspring will be homo recessive