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Key:

=dominant male

=dominant female

=recessive male

=recessive female

Raymond Douglass

Isabelle Douglass

Isabelle (Grandmother)

D

x

d

Paul Hubbell

Suzanne Hubbell

D

DD

Dd

Robert (grandad)

dd

d

Dd

my dad

  • Heterozygous, Dd
  • Shows dimple trait, but carries recessive trait
  • Heterozygous (Dd)
  • Shows dimples, but carries recessive trait
  • Heterozygous or Dd
  • Dimples
  • No dimples
  • dd or homozygous recessive

Suzanne (Grandmother)

d

x

d

Paul (grandfather)

D

Dd

d

dd

my mom

Ray

Dad

Alan

David

Jim

Susan

Lauren

Mom

  • No dimples
  • dd or homozygous dominant
  • Homozygous dominant, DD or Dd
  • Shows dimple trait
  • Dd or DD
  • Has dimples, possibly has recessive trait (d)
  • Dimples
  • Heterozygous or Homozygous Dominant
  • no dimples, recessive
  • dd (homozygous recessive)
  • Has no dimples
  • Must be dd
  • Has dimples
  • Heterozygous or Homozygous dominant, Dd or DD

Mom

D

x

d

Dad

d

dd

Dd

dd

d

me

Bobby

  • Has dimples
  • Heterozygous, Dd (there is no dominant allele to take from both sides, only one)

Gene Dominance

  • having dimples is dominant, no dimples is recessive
  • DD=homozygous dominant
  • Dd=heterozygous
  • dd=homozygous recessive

Bobby

Me

  • Does not display dimple trait, so must be dd.
  • I have dimples, therefore I'm either Dd or DD

Family Pedigree of Dimple Trait

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