Transcript Pedigrees
What is a pedigree?
Pedigree: family history - shows how a trait is
passed on through generations
a graphic representation of a family tree
Pedigree can tell you if a trait is passed on
genetically and if the alleles are dominant or
recessive
How do you read a Pedigree?
Generation
Generation
And
Individual
(III-1)
Individual
Analyze the Pedigrees
In your group, analyze the 4 pedigrees in your IN
Who’s affected?
Every generation affected?
How many males/females affected?
Are there any carriers?
Is the trait dominant or recessive?
What are the four types of pedigrees?
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
***Found in
genes on
chromosomes
1-22***
Who will express the trait more often... Males or Females?
They are equally likely to have the trait
Does the trait occur every generation or skip generations?
Occurs every generation
Which genotypes express the trait?
Homozygous Dominant or Heterozygous
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
What’s the
genotype for:
• Individual I-1
aa
•Individual I-2
Aa
***Use A or a for alleles***
•Individual II-7
Aa
Autosomal Dominant Disorder
Neurofibromatosis
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
***Found in
genes on
chromosomes
1-22***
Who will express the trait more often... Males or Females?
They are equally likely to have the trait
Does the trait occur every generation or skip generations?
Skips generations
Which genotypes express the trait?
Homozygous Recessive
If parents without the trait have children with the trait, what must be the
genotype of both parents?
Heterozygous
If a Parent has the trait, their offspring who do not have the trait must have
what genotype?
Heterozygous
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
What’s the genotype for:
Individual I-2
Aa
Individual II-3
aa
***Use A or a for alleles***
Individual III-2
AA or Aa
Autosomal Recessive Disorder
Albinism
SEX-LINKED DOMINANT
***Found in
genes on the X
chromosome***
Will all daughters of males with the trait inherit the trait?
YES!...Why?
Can males pass the trait on to their sons?
NO!
Will all daughters and sons of females with the trait inherit the trait?
Depends on the mother’s genotype
SEX-LINKED DOMINANT
What’s the genotype
for:
Individual I-1
XHy
Individual II-3
Xhy
Individual II-4
XHXh
***Use XH, Xh, and y for alleles***
Sex-Linked Dominant Disorder
Rickets
SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE
***Found in
genes on the X
chromosome***
Is the trait more common in Males than Females? Why?
Males
If a Male has the trait what will be genotype of his daughters?
Heterozygous (Carriers)
What is the chance that a son of a female carrier will inherit the trait?
50%
SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE
What’s the genotype for:
Individual I-2
XhXh
Individual II-2
Xhy
Individual II-3
XHXh
***Use XH, Xh, and y for alleles***
What are the chances that Individual III-5 will have a son with the trait?
100%
Sex-Linked Recessive Disorder
Color-Blindness
Are you Red-Green Colorblind?
Pedigree Activity
(Left-Side of your IN)
Paste the pedigree above on the Left-Side of your IN and answer the following
questions in your IN.
Pedigree Activity
1. What type of pedigree is shown?
Autosomal Recessive
2. How many children of individuals II-2 and II-3 have attached
earlobes?
None
3. How many children of individuals III-3 and III-4 have
attached earlobes?
Three
4. Is individual I-2 homozygous or heterozygous for free
earlobes? Explain.
Heterozygous – because the trait was passed on, so the
recessive allele had to have been present
Pedigree Activity
5. Can you be certain of the genotype of individual
II-3? Explain.
No, the recessive allele could
be passed through individual II-2 or III-4
6. Predict the genotype and phenotype of individual
V-1.
genotype: homozygous recessive
phenotype: attached earlobes
7. Are any of the descendants of individuals I-1 and
I-2 homozygous for free earlobes (FF)?
No
Create a Pedigree
•
A man and woman marry. They have five children, 2 girls
and 3 boys. The mother is a carrier of hemophilia, an Xlinked recessive disorder. She passes the gene on to two
of the boys who died in childhood and one of the
daughters is also a carrier. Both daughters marry men
without hemophilia and have 3 children each (2 boys and
a girl). The carrier daughter has one son with hemophilia.
One of the non-carrier daughter’s sons marries a woman
who is a carrier and they have twin daughters.
•
Draw this pedigree. Label the genotypes of the
individuals above each circle or square. How many
people are carriers of hemophilia? How many actually
have the disease?