Draw a Four-Generation Pedigree, Following Color Blindness, Using the Following

question 60

Essay

Draw a four-generation pedigree, following color blindness, using the following information: In generation I, neither parent is color blind. In generation II, a son (II-1) is color blind, a daughter (II-2) is not. II-2 and a man with normal color vision (II-3) have a daughter (III-1) who is not color blind. III-1 and a man with normal color vision (III-2) have a daughter (IV-1) who is not color blind. Write in all the genotypes that are known. Use symbols X^c and Y to follow the sex chromosomes and sex-linked genes.

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Definitions:

Statistical Inference

The process of using data obtained from a sample to make estimates or test hypotheses about the characteristics of a population.

Population

A group of individuals, objects, or events that share common characteristics and are studied in statistics to draw inferences about their properties.

Sample

A subset of individuals or objects taken from the population of interest, used for statistical analysis.

Simple Random Sampling

A sampling method where each member of a population has an equal probability of being selected into the sample.