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The horizontal row across the pedigree mean that the individuals
a) are in the same generation
b) all have the disorder
c) do not have the disorder
d)

If the disorder does not show up in every generation, the disorder is _________
a) recessive
b) dominant
c) neither
d)

Pedigrees are family trees that explain ____________
a) your genetic history
b) your attitude
c) why you act the way you do
d)

Pedigrees are made of symbols that represent...
a) all of these are correct
b) gender (male/female)
c) carriers of disorders/disease
d) dominant and recessive traits

Pedigrees are used to find out the probability of a child having a _______ in a particular family
a) child
b) son
c) disorder/disease
d) daughter

An X linked disease means that the ___________ carries the trait but doesn't show it
a) female
b) male
c)
d)

What does a circle mean?
a) female
b) male
c)
d)

A square means
a) male
b) female
c)
d)

A horizontal line connecting a male and a female means
a) married
b) sibling
c) son
d) daughter

A half filled shape means the individual is
a) heterozygous - a carrier of the trait
b) homozygous dominant= not showing the trait
c) homozygous recessive- showing the trait
d)

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