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The Use of Pedigree Charts – Practice Pedigree Charts 1 & 2

Each of the following pedigrees traces the inheritance of a single trait. For each pedigree use
the accompanying chart, as in the video lecture, to list the genes and identify whether a given
inheritance mode is possible. The solutions to these pedigrees are provided on the final page.

Pedigree 1

F1

F2

Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?

Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked

Pedigree 2

F1

F2

F3

Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?

Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked
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The Use of Pedigree Charts – Practice Pedigree Charts 3 & 4

Each of the following pedigrees traces the inheritance of a single trait. For each pedigree use
the accompanying chart, as in the video lecture, to list the genes and identify whether a given
inheritance mode is possible. The solutions to these pedigrees are provided on the final page.

Pedigree 3

F1

F2

Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?

Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked

Pedigree 4

F1

F2

F3

Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?

Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked
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The Use of Pedigree Charts – Practice Pedigree Charts 5 & 6

Each of the following pedigrees traces the inheritance of a single trait. For each pedigree use
the accompanying chart, as in the video lecture, to list the genes and identify whether a given
inheritance mode is possible. The solutions to these pedigrees are provided on the final page.

Pedigree 5

F1

F2

F3
Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked

Pedigree 6

F1

F2

F3
Type of Inheritance Possible Genotypes Is It a Possibility?
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Dominant
X-linked Recessive
Y-linked
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The Use of Pedigree Charts – Practice Pedigree Answer Key

Pedigree
1 2 3 4 5 6
Autosomal Dominant no yes no yes no no

Autosomal Recessive yes yes* yes no yes yes

X-linked Dominant no no no no no no

X-linked Recessive yes yes* yes no no no

Y-linked no yes✝ no no no no

* Notice that this hypothesis requires a somewhat unlikely frequency of carriers from
the outside population marrying into this lineage. Unless there is information to the
contrary, recessives are assumed to be relatively rare in the population.

✝ Notice that only males are exhibiting the trait. This fact might make this hypothesis
attractive despite the rarity of Y-linked traits in humans.