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Patterns of HeredityPatterns of Heredity
 
 
How do you find out the chances of How do you find out the chances of passing a trait to your children?passing a trait to your children?
Answer Answer 
PedigreePed
 
igree
A family history that shows how a trait isA famil
 
y history that shows how a trait isinherited over several generationsinherited over severa
 
l generations..
Particularly helpful in findingParticularly helpful in findingcarriers for carriers for  genetic disorders
 
genetic disorders..
 
 
Carriers areCarriers areHeterozygousHeteroz
 
ygous
They don’t show symptoms of the disorder They don’t show symptoms of the disorder they are carrying.they are carrying.
Can pass trait to offspringC
 
an pass trait to offspring..
Ex.Ex.AlbinismAlbinism(Disorder that does not produce(Disorder that does not producemelanin; no skin color)melanin; no skin color)
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