Walhberg Family’s hairy feet. - 40two.info40two.info/barge/bio/genetics/Pedigree Worksheet.pdf ·...

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Asthegeneticinvestigator,youneedtomapthehairyfeettraitintheWalhbergfamilyusingapedigree.Makesuretousethecorrectsymbolsforeachperson.Tryandfigureoutthegenotypeundertheirsymbol.Finally,makeapedigreeonthepaperprovidedtoshowthetypeofinheritancepatternfortheWalhbergFamily’shairyfeet.

TheWalhbergfamilyhasararegeneticinheritancethatcausestheinfectedpersontohavealargeamountofhairontheirfeet.GrandmaWalhberghashairlessfeet,butGrandpaWalhberghasthehairyfeettrait.GrandmaandGrandpaWalhberg,intheirlonglovingmarriagehadfivechildren.Danny,Donny,Mark,andElaineallhavehairyfeetwhileMonicahastheonlyhairlessfeetofallthechildren.DannygotmarriedtoRachelandtwoofthethreechildren(thetwoboys)havehairyfeetwhiletheirdaughterhashairlessfeet.Donnyandhiswifehavefourchildren,twoboysandtwogirls,allwithhairlessfeet.Markisstillsingle,whileElaineandherhusbandhavetwochildren,onegirlwithhairyfeetandoneboywithouthaironhisfeet.Monicadoesn’thavehairyfeetaswesaidearlier,butwonderswhattypesofchildrenshewillhavesinceherhusbandhashairyfeet.Theyalreadyhaveonedaughter,butshedoesn’thavehairyfeet.