Pedigree PracticeWorksheet

Name ____________________________________

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= Huntingtons
Disease

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1. Which members of the family above are afflicted with Huntingtons Disease? _________________________________
2. There are no carriers for Huntingtons Disease- you either have it or you dont.
With this in mind, is Huntingtons disease caused by a dominant or recessive trait? ____________________________
3. How many children did individuals I-1 and I-2 have? _______________________________________________
4. How many girls did II-1 and II-2 have? ______________ How many have Huntingtons Disease? ________________
5. How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related? ________________________ I-2 and III-5? _________________________
6. The pedigree to the right shows a familys pedigree
for Hitchhikers Thumb vs having a straight thumb.
Is this trait a straight thumb dominant
or recessive? _______________________
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7. How do you know? _________________________

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8. How are individuals III-5

and IV3 related? ________________________

9. How would you name the 2 individuals that

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have hitch-hiker thumbs? ___________________
10. Name the 2 individuals that were
carriers of hitch-hiker thumbs. ______________

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2

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10. Is it possible for individual III-4 to be a carrier? ___________ Why? ________________________________________

11. The pedigree to the right shows a familys pedigree
for colorblindness. Which sex can be carriers of
colorblindness and not have it? ______________________

**half-shaded = carrier of disease

12. With this in mind, what kind of trait is

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colorblindness (use your notes)? ______________________
13. Why does individual IV-7 have colorblindness?
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14. Why do all the daughters in generation II carry the

colorblind gene? ____________________________________

15. Name 2 IV generation colorblind males. _________

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16. How can you tell if a couple is married on a pedigree?

Write a one sentence description and draw an example.

17. Draw a pedigree that represents Mary married to Greg and with 2 sons (Scott and Tyler) and 1 daughter (Karen).
Please label the pedigree with the names of the people.

18. Draw a pedigree that represents Julie married to Jeff, with one daughter, Josephine. Josephine married Joseph and
had Jason and Joe. Joe married Julia and had Shannon and fraternal twin boys, Mark and Alex. Mark married Alison
and had Ray and Scarlet. Please label the pedigree with the names of the people.