Name __________________________ Pedigree Problems AP Biology

Pedigree Practice Problems: Identify each pedigree as

autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X-linked, or Y-
linked
Name __________________________ Pedigree Problems AP Biology

1. What is the pattern of inheritance depicted?

2. WHY are the other patterns ruled out?

Write the genotypes for all individuals --use "A" to represent a dominant allele & "a" to represent
a recessive allele, if one allele is unknown, use a "?" to represent that allele.

3. Generation #1 - 4. Generation #2 - 5. Generation #3 –

1. What is the pattern of inheritance depicted?

2. WHY are the other patterns ruled out?

Write the genotypes for all individuals --use "A" to represent a dominant allele & "a" to represent
a recessive allele, if one allele is unknown, use a "?" to represent that allele.

3. Generation #1 - 4. Generation #2 - 5. Generation #3 –