Talk:Pedigree chart
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"pied de gru" - it would be interesting to know which language this is.
What is the pedigree chart used for
Things like determining genetype and the inheritance of phenotype--RNAi 19:53, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] wrong chart
The chart (
) which has been at this article since autumn 2004, is definitely wrong. That chart presents clearly some lines of descent. That's not pedigree. Pedigree is always about ancestry. Hope that someone brings a correct example chart here, but we cannot continue with a wrong one. ObRoy 13:57, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] chart? nothing wrong with it
I don't know what ObRoy is going on about, there is nothing wrong with that pedigree chart?
The dictionary of Genetics by King and Stansfield says that a pedigree chart is "A diagram setting forth the ancestral history or genealogical register." And it includes a chart that is very similar to that one shown.
In genetics, a pedigree chart diagrams the family and can be used to trace traits in families and determine genotypes.
I have uploaded two new pedigree charts that I have made.
Chart A is a standard chart with symbols and a key. Chart B is a chart that traces genotypes of a gene called A.
I have also included the original SVG file is someone finds objection to it and wants to change it.
I plan to insert chart B into this entry.
I think that this entry would also benefit by including the kind of written chart that is used by geneologists, who are researching offical lineages. These are charts made of words. Maybe there is some old one that's gone public domain by now.
Rozzychan 23:06, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] U.S. Usage
I have added this subsection to the article, since "pedigree chart" has a very specific meaning to American genealogists. NextExit 17:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
