How to Draw a Pedigree (2024)

Living unaffected female: Clear circle

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Living unaffected male: Clear square

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Unknown sex: Clear diamond

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Living affected female: Black circle

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Living affected male: Black square

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Marriage/Mating Line: horizontal line connecting 2 symbols at the center of each symbol

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Separated, Divorce, Relationship no longer exists Line: horizontal line connecting 2 symbols with 2 diagonal hash marks

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Offspring Line: Vertical line from the center of the mating line to the center of the offspring symbol or to the sibling line

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Children from a previous partner (stepchildren)

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Sibling line

Horizontal line above the offspring and connected by vertical lines.

Example: brother and sister siblings (single births)

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Dizygotic (fraternal) twins indicated by two diagonal vertical lines originating from the same point

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Monozygotic twins have a horizontal line connecting the diagonal lines

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No children

A vertical line with 2 hash marks at the end. Indicate if an adult does not have children by choice (c), infertility (i)

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How to Draw a Pedigree (2024)
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