Genetics Assignment 2 (Pedigree Analysis)
Complete the assignment and submit to the assignment 2 drop box.
Pedigree Practice Question 1 Answer the questions about the pedigree chart below.
In the pedigree chart below, the filled symbols represent individuals who express a given trait –
circles are females, squares are males. If each line represents one generation…
a) What is the pattern of inheritance depicted? (1)
b) Why are the other patterns ruled out? Give a detailed answer. (4)
c) Write the genotypes for all individuals, from left to right, (use “A” to represent a dominant
allele & “a” to represent a recessive allele). If one allele is unknown, use a “?” to represent that
allele. (4)
Generation #1 –
Generation #2 –
Generation #3 –
