Pedigree chart
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A pedigree chart is a chart which tells someone all of the known phenotypes for an organism and its ancestors[1][2][3], most commonly humans, show dogs, and race horses. The word pedigree is a corruption of the French "pied de grue" or crane's foot, because the typical lines and split lines (each split leading to different offspring of the one parent line) resemble the thin leg and foot of a crane.
More visible, therefore, are the pedigrees recorded in published works, such as Burke's Peerage and Burke's Landed Gentry in the United Kingdom and, in continental Europe by the Almanach de Gotha. Due to space considerations, however, these publications typically use a narrative pedigree, whereby relationships are indicated by numbers (one for each child, a different format for each generation) and by indentations (each generation being indented further than its predecessor). This format is very flexible, and allows for a great deal of information to be included, but it lacks the clarity of the traditional chart pedigree.
[edit] United States usage
In the United States, the term "pedigree chart" can refer to a chart showing the direct ancestors of a given individual. In addition to the names of the individuals, the chart often includes each person's birth date and place, death date and place, and each couple's marriage date and place. It is also common for persons on the chart to be numbered according to the Ahnentafel numbering system.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ pedigree chart Genealogy Glossary - About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
- ^ HELP - Ancestral File - Pedigree Chart
- ^ Documenting Your Pedigree Chart By Melody Daisson - GeneaSearch.com
- ^ U.S.-style pedigree chart (PDF). Includes lines for birth, marriage, and death data, and utilizes Ahnentafel numbering.
