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Oduvanchick [21]
2 years ago
10

Which pedigree symbol is used to represent a female carrier of a recessive X-linked trait?

Biology
2 answers:
xeze [42]2 years ago
8 0
The answer is a half-filled circle. 

In the pedigree charts, squares present males and circles present females. If a female is healthy, the circle is empty (white). If a female is affected with a trait, the circle is filled-in (usually black). However, if a female is a carrier of a disease, which means that one allele is dominant and one is recessive, then the circle is half-filled. 
Vikentia [17]2 years ago
8 0

The answer is a half-filled circle.

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