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1.The characteristic shown in my pedigree is the people in my family who has a widow's peak.There are six family members including me is in my pedigree.There are only three family members that has a widow's peak. It is useful to me because I get to see where i get my genes from. Scientist can see what genes are in my body. Also when studying traits we have to define what characteristics we have. A pedigree can tell us who our parents are and we can see what trait are in our DNA.I think the people wearing "blue" is the Dominate trait. I think this because the heterogeneous trait.



Written Analysis: After creating the pedigree, write a short description (8-12 sentences) about your pedigree. Questions to consider include:
  1. What characteristic is shown in the pedigree?
  2. How many family members are shown in the pedigree?
  3. Why is a pedigree is a useful tool to use when studying genetics?
  4. What is the dominant trait in the pedigree? Why do you think this?