NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A chart or “family tree” that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
A
Gene
B
Pedigree
C
Punnett Square
D
Dominant
Explanation: 

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: -What is Pedigree Analysis? Pedigree analysis was developed to understand the inheritance of genes from parents to offspring. It was developed as a chart that can represent a family tree along with the family members and their genetic traits, respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pedigree shows inherited traits, or traits controlled by genes that are inherited or passed from parent to offspring. Inherited traits can also be called genetic traits. Some examples of inherited traits are height, eye colour and blood type.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The two types of pedigree analysis are sex-linked pedigree and autosomal pedigree.

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