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Pedigree Analysis Decision Tree

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About This MicroSim

Chapter 2: Pedigree Analysis and Inheritance Patterns

Library: p5.js

Type: Interactive decision tree sim-id: pedigree-decision-tree
Library: p5.js
Status: Specified

An interactive flowchart that guides students through pedigree analysis. The user answers yes/no questions about features they observe in a pedigree (male-to-male transmission? unaffected parents with affected child? sex bias?). Each answer highlights the next branch of the decision tree and eventually arrives at a conclusion about the most likely inheritance pattern. A "practice" mode generates random pedigrees for the student to classify, with feedback on their answers.