Chapter 8, Problem 3AAATB

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The pedigree of mating between the first cousins.

The reason for mating between relatives can cause offspring to have recessive disorder.

Introduction:

In recessive disorder, two copies of abnormal gene are passed on to the off spring from the parents. Such diseases are, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and tay-sachs disease. The pedigree analysis gives us the idea about the genetic makeup of our ancestors and future generation for a particular trait.