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pedigree
a diagram of the genetic history of an individual or family
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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Pedigree A family tree diagram that shows how a particular genetic trait or disease has been inherited.
See also: inherit ...
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pedigree analysis A type of genetic analysis in which a trait is traced through several generations of a family to determine how the trait is inherited. The information is displayed in a pedigree chart using standard symbols.
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pedigree
A family tree describing the occurrence of heritable characters in parents and offspring across as many generations as possible.
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Pedigrees
It is often easy to visualize relationships within an extended family by using symbols to represent people and relationships. A family tree which uses these symbols is called a pedigree. A sample pedigree is below.
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Pedigree. A diagram mapping the genetic history of a par- ticular family.
Persistence. Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced.
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A pedigree chart from The Kallikak Family meant to show how one "illicit tryst" could lead to an entire generation of "imbeciles".
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The pedigree shows the inheritance of a RFLP marker through three generations in a single family. A total of 8 alleles (numbered to the left of the blots) are present in the family.
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A form of pedigree depicting schematically the flow of genes from ancestors to descendants.
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Analyze sample pedigrees; determine type of inheritance
- Pedigree Project
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Linkage -- analysis of pedigree the tracking of a gene through a family by following the inheritance of a (closely associated) gene or trait and a DNA marker.
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Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them; but when he comes to his own marriage he rarely, or never, takes any such care. ...
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Those reasons lead to difficulties in applying pedigree analysis, the study of family trees, to the Y. In fact, no gene on the Y chromosome has had its existence correctly inferred from the study of family trees.
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Traits that are under the influence of a large number of genes are known as quantitative traits, and their mapping to a location on the chromosome requires accurate phenotypic, pedigree and marker data from a large number of related individuals.
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Pedigree. A diagram mapping the genetic history of a par- ticular family. Persistence. Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced. Pesticide.
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