Last class, we were wrapping up our genetics unit by learning about the visual complexity that is the pedigree. And no I'm not talking about the dog food brand.
A pedigree is basically a visual representation of the Punnett Square, except I like the pedigree better!
With pedigrees, you can calculate all the fancy statistics and figure out if the gene/mutation/disease is autosomal or sex-linked, and dominant or recessive.
Here's a fine example of a pedigree
With this graph, you can determine the traits of parents and their offspring really easily.
Aaaand that's basically it. There's a test next class so we all know that I'll be freaking out and being very overdramatic about the entire thing, calm down a bit, and then start up again when I get the test back. I hope it's entertaining for you all.
Until next time.
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