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Pedigrees

Pedigrees. Essential Questions. By the end of this lesson students should be able to answer the following questions. What is a pedigree? How do you create a pedigree? How do you analyze a pedigree?. What is a Pedigree?.

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Pedigrees

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  1. Pedigrees

  2. Essential Questions By the end of this lesson students should be able to answer the following questions. • What is a pedigree? • How do you create a pedigree? • How do you analyze a pedigree?

  3. What is a Pedigree? • A pedigree is a chart of the genetic history of a family over several generations. • Scientists or a genetic counselor would find out about your family history and make this chart to analyze possible genetic disorders.

  4. Pedigree Symbols

  5. Connecting Pedigree Symbols • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXU-ZdmzNmo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw

  6. Summary • Pedigrees are family trees that explain your genetic history. • Pedigrees are used to find out the probability of a child having a disorder in a particular family. • To begin to interpret a pedigree, determine if the condition is autosomal or x-linked and dominant or recessive.

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