Family pedigree is a genetic charts of a family tree that shows the inheritance of a trait or disease from generations to generations by showing the relationships between family members, thereby indicating which individuals carry the trait through their medical histories.
A researcher who wants to examine the relatives of people with unipolar depression to see whether the disorder affects other family members should complete a FAMILY PEDIGREE study which will shown him the medical histories of each individual in the family and enable him to know whether the disease or disorder affects other family.
A disease that has been wiped out of existence has undergone <u>eradication</u><u>.</u> A good example can be the disease smallpox that was eradicated almost a century ago.
Brevity is a form of short hand thus would save much time and is needed in the medical field as it needs the use of only few words and would mean short and precise. Hope this answer would be of help.
