AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A diagram of family history that uses standardized symbols. A pedigree shows relationships between family members and indicates which individuals have certain genetic pathogenic variants, traits, and diseases within a family as well as vital status.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pedigree, as related to genetics, is a chart that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or health condition through generations of a family. The pedigree particularly shows the relationships among family members and, when the information is available, indicates which individuals have a trait(s) of interest.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pedigree results in the presentation of family information in the form of an easily readable chart. It can be simply called as a “family tree". Pedigrees use a standardized set of symbols, squares represent males and circles represent females.