Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley
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To determine: The relevance of the rareness of the
Introduction: Pedigree analysis is the study of the hereditary patterns of the various generations of the family. The pedigree analysis helps to track the origin and the way a disease is being inherited in a family. Various symbols are used to depict various members along with the affected and unaffected individuals in the family.
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