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Pedigrees

pedigree symbols

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbhjow/b241/mendel_1.html

 

Males are square

Females are circles

The symbols for affected individuals are filled

The symbol for carries of the trait are filled in half way

There is a line between individuals that are married or have produced children the line is doubled when the individuals are related (Consanguinous)

Children are connected by a vertical line from the parents and a horizontal line from each other.

tay sachs pedigree

Tay Sachs ---Recessive Autosomal

sickle cell pedigree

Sickle Cell Codominant

http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/Diefenbaker/Biology/Bio%20Website20Final/

 

Look for other examples by using Google Images and asking for human pedigrees