1. What does pedigree mean?X
What does pedigree mean?
Pedigree: a diagram that traces one trait through several generations of a family

2. = female
= male

3. 3 Example #1 2 How many girls? ___ How many boys? ___ mom dad
daughter #1
daughter #2
son

4. mom
dad
oldest
youngest
daughter #1
daughter #2
son

5. A horizontal line connecting two shapes represents a cross/marriage.
mom
dad

6. Example #2
How many crosses/marriages? 2 A B C D E F G

7. A vertical line extending down from a marriage/cross represents that the couple has children.
mom
dad

8. A B C D E F
questions… G

9. ? Example #3 4 How many couples have children? H A B G H C D E F J K LQ R S T

10. How do you show twins? A B C D E F

11. **A pedigree chart follows one trait.
How do you show traits?
Shading
( shaded = recessive ) RR Rr rr
mutation
**A pedigree chart follows one trait.

12. Rr
mom RR
dad
R = tongue roller
r = non-roller Rr
son Rr
daughter RR
daughter
R R R r RR RR Rr Rr

13. A B C D E F H G K J L M N O P R Q S T
Practice questions…

14. What is wrong with this pedigree chart?
This offspring cannot receive 2 recessive genes.
This offspring cannot receive 2 recessive genes.
This offspring cannot receive 2 dominant genes.

15. What are possible genotypes for individual W?
R r
W could be RR (no shading) or Rr (half-shaded) or rr (all shaded). R r RR Rr Rr rr

16. Info to help you with page 93
Pedigree charts help to trace genetic diseases. Most genetic diseases are a recessive gene.
If you have 1 recessive, you are a carrier, but you are not sick.
If you have 2 recessive genes, you are sick with the disease. (you are “affected”) Aa aa

18. Genetic Pedigree Answers
How many children did the first generation have?
How many girls did the first generation have?
Describe individual Y.
Describe individual Z.
How many children and grandchildren have the disease?
What is the genotype of X? Use the letter R/r.
What is the genotype of Y? Use the letter R/r.
How many children and grandchildren are carriers for the disease?
What is a carrier?
How many kids did W and his wife have?
Who is older, U or V?
How do you know?