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Edexcel IGCSE Biology 3.24 interpreting family pedigrees

Practise family pedigree questions by working from symbols and affected relatives to determine genotypes, carriers and genetic-control claims.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Biology 4BI1

Exam points

  • Determine individual genotypes from pedigree symbols and affected or unaffected relatives.
  • Count heterozygous individuals in a pedigree using the stated inheritance pattern.
  • Use family-history evidence to suggest whether a condition is genetically controlled.

3.24 Interpreting family pedigrees question 1

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Reflexes are responses that protect the body and involve the central nervous system (CNS).

The photograph shows a breed of dog called a border collie.

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Some border collies have a genetic condition called sensory neuropathy.
Border collies with sensory neuropathy may be injured as their reflexes do not work well.

Sensory neuropathy is caused by a recessive allele, n . The dominant allele for not having sensory neuropathy is N .

The diagram shows a family pedigree for some border collies.

Figure for Question 3.24 Interpreting family pedigrees question 1 — Edexcel IGCSE Biology

How many individuals in this family have the genotype Nn ?

A

2

B

4

C

5

D

6

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