Question

In a pedigree, an open circle represents a

a. person without the trait.
b. person with the trait.
c. child.
d. deceased person.

I know it's not C, because this was on a quiz i took and i choose it, which it was wrong.

Answer 1

I've never seen an open circle in a pedigree, did you mean empty, as in "not coloured in"?

Answer 2

Nope this is what my teacher listed on the test. @aaronq

Answer 3

http://webhome.broward.edu//~fsearcy/pedigree.html

Answer 4

weird. a circle represents a female, regardless of their phenotype.

Answer 5

I know about the male and female. but, i didn't know this one, i searched in my book and got nothing. I tired child, like I said up there it was wrong. so it has to be a, b, or d.

Answer 6

Use the link I provided and do elimination to possible answers.

Answer 7

i would go with "a. person without the trait"

Answer 8

I'm not going to give you the direct answer. It's your test. Do what you feel would be the answer based on what I already gave you.