Genetic Disorder and Pedigrees

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand why geneticists use pedigrees to track human diseases
  • Understand how a pedigree analysis is used to identify the inheritance pattern of a genetic disorder

Watch this video to understand the basics of conducting a pedigree analysis of a human genetic disorder. At the end, you should feel comfortable with the basic steps used to conduct a pedigree investigation.


 

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