10 points In the pedigree chart below, the filled symbols represent individuals

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10 points In the pedigree chart below, the filled symbols represent individuals who express a given trait- circles are females, squares are males. What is the pattern of inheritance depicted (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, x- linked dominant or x-linked recessive)? (1.5 points) Why isn't it the other three patterns of inheritance? (4.5 points) Write the genotypes for all individuals from left to right -use "A"' to represent a dominant allele & "a" to represent a recessive allele, if one allele is unknown, use a "?"' to represent that allele. (4 points) Generation #1 Generation #2- Generation #3-

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Not x-linked dominant: then all females from affected father should be affected

Not x-linked recessive: because then affected parents cannot produce normal children

      Aa/aa

Generation II

Aa/Aa/aa/Aa/aa/Aa/aa/Aa

Generation III

aa/Aa/aa/aa/aa/Aa

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