Let us practice it again! Analyze the pedigree below to answer the questions that follow. Huntington's disease a disorder in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or disintegrate, is passed down through families. Huntington's diseare II llustration created in hrtps://progenygeneticn.com/ 1. What members of the family above are affected with the Huntington's disease? 2. Tnere are no carriers for Hunungton's disease you either have it or you do not. Is Huntington's disease caused-by a dominant or recessive trait? 3. Identify the genotypes of the following individuals using the pedigree above. (homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, heterozygous). I-1 : II -1: II - 3: III - 4 : 4. How many children did individuals I-1 and I-2 have? 5. How many girls did II-1 and Il-2 have? How many have Huntington's Disease? 6. How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related? I-2 and III-5?

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Let us practice it again! Analyze the pedigree below to answer the questions
that follow.
Huntington's disease a disorder in which nerve cells
waste away, or disintegrate, is passed down through families.
certain parts of the brain
Huntington's diseate
llustration ereated in htps://pregenygenetion.com/
1. What members of the family above are affected with the Huntington's
disease?
2. Tnere are no carriers ior Huntungton's disease you either have it or you do
not. Is Huntington's disease caused-by a dominant or recessive trait?
3. Identify the genotypes of the following individuals using the pedigree above.
(homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, heterozygous).
I- 1
II -1:
II -3:
III - 4 :
4. How
many
children
did
individuals
I-1
and
I-2
have?
5. How many girls did II-1 and II-2 have? How many have Huntington's
Disease?
6. How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?
I-2 and III-5?
Transcribed Image Text:Let us practice it again! Analyze the pedigree below to answer the questions that follow. Huntington's disease a disorder in which nerve cells waste away, or disintegrate, is passed down through families. certain parts of the brain Huntington's diseate llustration ereated in htps://pregenygenetion.com/ 1. What members of the family above are affected with the Huntington's disease? 2. Tnere are no carriers ior Huntungton's disease you either have it or you do not. Is Huntington's disease caused-by a dominant or recessive trait? 3. Identify the genotypes of the following individuals using the pedigree above. (homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, heterozygous). I- 1 II -1: II -3: III - 4 : 4. How many children did individuals I-1 and I-2 have? 5. How many girls did II-1 and II-2 have? How many have Huntington's Disease? 6. How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related? I-2 and III-5?
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