HEREDITY
THE PEDIGREE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They are siblings
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They are cousins
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They are married ("together")
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They are the children
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Detailed explanation-1: -A horizontal line connecting a mole and a female represents a marriage. square indicates that a person expresses the trait. A circle represents a female. A square represents a mole.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a pedigree, a circle represents a female, and a square represents a male. A filled-in circle or square shows that the individual has the trait being studied. The horizontal line that connects a circle and a square represents a marriage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Q. What does a horizontal line between a square and a circle mean? They are siblings.
Detailed explanation-4: -A male is represented by a square or the symbol ♂, a female by a circle or the symbol ♀. Mating is shown by a horizontal line (marriage line) connecting a male symbol and a female symbol; offspring symbols are connected in a row (sibship line) beneath the mated pair.
Detailed explanation-5: -(PEH-dih-gree) 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.