Print and go pedigrees worksheet for a middle school genetics unit! Includes both a brief text introduction to pedigrees and a follow-up worksheet.
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In this activity, students will:
- Read an introduction to pedigrees, including the symbols they use and how they are useful.
- Practice reading a pedigree.
- Answer simple pedigree analysis questions.
- Construct a 3-generation pedigree from data about a trait in a family.
Teacher Notes:
- INCLUDES AN ANSWER KEY.
- Please note that this pedigree worksheet is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS3-1: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
- NGSS MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
