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11.13: Genetic Disorder and Pedigrees

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    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.


    A link to an interactive elements can be found at the bottom of this page.

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    • Pedigree Flowchart. Authored by: Biologybyme's channel. Located at: https://youtu.be/z0cwhooDZ0M. License: All Rights Reserved. License Terms: Standard YouTube License

    11.13: Genetic Disorder and Pedigrees is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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