AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. A pedigree can be used to determine disease inheritance patterns within a family.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pedigree is a diagram that depicts the biological relationships between an organism and its ancestors.

Detailed explanation-3: -A genetic pedigree is a visual representation of several generations in a patient’s family. It shows how family members are related to each other and notes any medical conditions they may have along with any other pertinent information.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease.

Detailed explanation-5: -The information from a pedigree makes it possible to determine how certain alleles are inherited: whether they are dominant, recessive, autosomal, or sex-linked.