While taking a family history and drawing a genetic pedigree, the nurse explains to the patient that:
A) individuals in the same generation are arranged vertically.
B) offspring are in the row below the parents.
C) individuals who have had children together are connected by a vertical line.
D) circles represent males.
B) offspring are in the row below the parents.
Explanation: A) In clinical practice, it is often useful to draw a genetic pedigree through several generations so that the pattern of genetic disease can be visualized. Individuals of the same generation are on one row, and their offspring are drawn in a row below, connected by a vertical line to their parents.
B) In clinical practice, it is often useful to draw a genetic pedigree through several generations so that the pattern of genetic disease can be visualized. Individuals of the same generation are on one row, and their offspring are drawn in a row below, connected by a vertical line to their parents.
C) Individuals who have had children together are linked by a horizontal line.
D) In a pedigree, circles represent women, and squares represent men.
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