Autosomal recessive: cystic fibrosis
Two unaffected parents, both carriers, pass the condition to one of two children — the classic pattern you recognize from the template, re-labeled with a real condition.
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Example pedigree charts
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X-linked recessive: hemophilia
Affected males appear in every other generation, carried through unaffected females. Note how no father passes the trait to a son.
Open this template →Mitochondrial inheritance
All children of an affected mother are affected; affected fathers do not pass the condition — the template makes this instantly visible.
Open this template →Three generations, one family
A plain three-generation family with a proband and several affected members, exactly as you would draw it for a classroom exercise.
Open this template →Twins and relationships
Monozygotic and dizygotic twins drawn with the standard twin notation, plus former and consanguineous unions.
Open this template →Adoption in the family
Adopted-in and adopted-out children drawn with dashed brackets, distinguishing biological from family relationships.
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