The pedigree below shows the inheritance of the rare blistering disease (epidermolysis) in dogs. Affected individuals are indicated in black, and those not showing symptoms (phenotypically normal) of the disease in white. The pedigree below represents an autosomal recessive disease. What characteristic(s) of the pedigree supports this statement?  Number the generations and individuals in this pedigree.  Write the genotypes and their genotype probabilities for all the individuals in the pedigree. Use E/eas the allele symbols.

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The pedigree below shows the inheritance of the rare blistering disease (epidermolysis) in dogs. Affected individuals are indicated in black, and those not showing symptoms (phenotypically normal) of the disease in white.

  1. The pedigree below represents an autosomal recessive disease. What characteristic(s) of the pedigree supports this statement? 
  2. Number the generations and individuals in this pedigree. 
  3. Write the genotypes and their genotype probabilities for all the individuals in the pedigree. Use E/eas the allele symbols. 

 

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