Introduction to Pedigree Analysis
Use this interactive infographic to learn how to interpret basic relationships on a pedigree and better understand how a particular trait or health condition can be inherited across multiple generations in a family.
Topics
- Arabic numerals
- biological parents
- circle
- condition
- cystic fibrosis
- deceased
- diagonal line
- diamond
- Down syndrome
- family tree
- female
- female individual
- generation
- genetic counseling
- genetic counselor
- genetic family history
- genetic history
- hemophilia
- horizontal line
- individual
- inheritance
- inherited
- line of descent
- parents
- pedigree
- pregnant
- relationship
- Roman numerals
- male
- male individual
- marriage line
- mating line
- mode of inheritance
- offspring
- shaded shape
- sibling
- sibling line
- sickle cell anemia
- square
- trait
- unborn child
- unknown sex
- unshaded shape
- unspecified sex
- vertical line
- with the condition or trait
- without the condition or trait