13. Mendelian Genetics

What information can be obtained from a human pedigree?

How might a pedigree aid a scientist in genetic research?

Why are pedigrees useful in understanding how organisms inherit traits?

What is the most likely mode of inheritance for the trait shown in this pedigree?

Which of the following is a characteristic of an autosomal dominant disorder pedigree?

What is the inheritance pattern of the disorder shown in the pedigree?

How many generations are typically represented in a standard pedigree chart?

Pedigree analysis is typically used to study which of the following types of traits?

In a pedigree for a rare autosomal recessive trait, what is the probability that individual A is a carrier?

What pattern of inheritance is most likely shown in the pedigree if the trait appears in every generation and affects both males and females equally?

What is a pedigree in the context of genetics?

In a pedigree chart, how many females are represented as having the trait if there are three shaded circles?

A man has a pointed frontal hairline known as a widow's peak. This trait is thought to be controlled by a dominant allele. His wife lacks a widow's peak, and their son has a widow's peak. (W: widow's peak; w: no widow's peak). The son is curious about whether his father is homozygous or heterozygous for the widow's peak trait. Which of the following facts would allow him to know?

Tay-Sachs disease runs in Rebecca's family. On a family pedigree, she saw a shaded circle. This represented a __________.