Pedigree Studies (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is the main purpose of pedigree studies?
What is the main purpose of pedigree studies?
To trace inheritance through family generations
In a pedigree chart, which shape represents males?
In a pedigree chart, which shape represents males?
Squares
In a pedigree chart, which shape represents females?
In a pedigree chart, which shape represents females?
Circles
What do fully shaded red shapes indicate in a pedigree chart?
What do fully shaded red shapes indicate in a pedigree chart?
Affected individuals
What does a half-red circle represent in a pedigree chart?
What does a half-red circle represent in a pedigree chart?
A carrier female
In X-linked recessive inheritance, who is more commonly affected?
In X-linked recessive inheritance, who is more commonly affected?
Males
In X-linked recessive patterns, can females be carriers without showing the disorder?
In X-linked recessive patterns, can females be carriers without showing the disorder?
Yes, females can be carriers
Do affected males pass X-linked recessive disorders to their sons?
Do affected males pass X-linked recessive disorders to their sons?
No, they do not
What happens to daughters of affected males in X-linked recessive inheritance?
What happens to daughters of affected males in X-linked recessive inheritance?
All become carriers