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Traits to put on a Family Pedigree
(simple dominant and recessive)
ATTACHED / UNATTACHED EARLOBES
UNATTACHED
DOMINANT
ATTACHED
RECESSIVE
ROLLING YOUR TONGUE
ROLLER
DOMINANT
NONROLLER
RECESSIVE
WIDOW’S PEAK
WIDOW’S PEAK
DOMINANT
STRAIGHT HAIRLINE
RECESSIVE
HITCHHIKER’S THUMB
STRAIGHT THUMB
DOMINANT
HITCHHIKER’S THUMB
RECESSIVE
PINKIES
BENT PINKIES
DOMINANT
STRAIGHT PINKIES
RECESSIVE
CLEFT CHIN
CLEFT
NO CLEFT
DOMINANT
RECESSIVE
SECOND TOES
LONGER SECOND TOE
DOMINANT
SHORTER SECOND TOE
RECESSIVE
NUMBER OF FINGERS
SIX FINGERS:
POLYDACTYLY
FIVE FINGERS
DOMINANT!!!!
RECESSIVE
• A family tree traces a family name and various family
members through successive generations.
• Through a family tree, you can identify the
relationships among your cousins, aunts, uncles,
grandparents, and great-grandparents.
• A pedigree is a family tree that traces an inherited trait.
• It is made up of a set of symbols that identify males
and females, individuals affected by the trait being
studied, and family relationships.
Pedigree Symbols
Ended Relationship
Line
Male
Relationship Line
Female
Parent/Children Line
Affected male
Affected female
Male carrier of a recessive trait
Female carrier of a recessive trait
• The generations are
identified in sequence by
Roman numerals
• Each individual is given a
number. It always begins
back at #1 for each
generation, moving left to right.
Websites on dominant and rec. traits.
http://www.blinn.edu/socialscience/LDThomas/Feldman/Handouts/0203hand.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim
http://www.highlands.edu/academics/divisions/socialcultural/psych/johnson/hnd-domrec.htm
Pick one: Attached/Free Ear lobes,
Hitch-hiker’s thumb,
cleft chin,
dimples,
Curling tongue,
Widow’s Peak,
Longer second toe,
nearsighted (rec),
farsighted (dom.),
double jointedness (dom.),
right (dom.) or left (rec.) handedness,
freckles…..
***If there is another trait that runs in your family and you would like to use that
for your project, please make sure to get it approved before beginning the project.