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    A pedigree chart traces the inheritance of a trait through generations of a family. It uses symbols like circles for females and squares for males connected by lines to represent marriages and offspring. Additional lines extending from marriages indicate the couple had children. Traits can be shown by shading symbols or using letters like an R for a tongue rolling trait and r for non-rollers. Pedigree charts are used to study patterns of inheritance.

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    A pedigree chart traces the inheritance of a trait through generations of a family. It uses symbols like circles for females and squares for males connected by lines to represent marriages and offspring. Additional lines extending from marriages indicate the couple had children. Traits can be shown by shading symbols or using letters like an R for a tongue rolling trait and r for non-rollers. Pedigree charts are used to study patterns of inheritance.

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    What Does Pedigree Mean?: Pedigree: A Diagram That Traces One Trait

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    A pedigree chart traces the inheritance of a trait through generations of a family. It uses symbols like circles for females and squares for males connected by lines to represent marriages and offspring. Additional lines extending from marriages indicate the couple had children. Traits can be shown by shading symbols or using letters like an R for a tongue rolling trait and r for non-rollers. Pedigree charts are used to study patterns of inheritance.

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    What does pedigree mean?

    Pedigree: a diagram that traces one trait


    through several generations of a family
    = female = male
    Example #1 3
    How many girls? ___
    2
    How many boys? ___

    mom dad

    daughter #1 daughter #2 son


    mom dad

    oldest youngest

    daughter #1 daughter #2 son


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

    mom dad
    Example #2 How many crosses/marriages?

    2
    A B

    C D E F

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

    mom dad
    A B

    C D E F

    questions…
    G
    Example #3 How many couples
    4
    have children?
    A B G H
    H

    C D E F J K L

    M N O

    ?
    P Q R S T
    How do you show twins?
    A B

    C D E F
    How do you show traits? Shading
    ( shaded = recessive )

    RR Rr rr mutation

    **A pedigree chart follows one trait.


    Rr RR
    mom dad
    R = tongue roller
    r = non-roller

    Rr
    son
    Rr RR R R
    daughter daughter
    R RR RR

    r Rr Rr
    A B G H
    H

    C D E F J K L

    M N O

    P Q R S T

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