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The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette.
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A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.
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A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse.
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line of descent of a purebred animal.
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A family tree; a diagram that a genetic councilor will draw to outline the family history.
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A diagram of a family history indicating the family members (males as squares, females as circles) and their relationships to affected individuals; those affected by a particular illness are denoted by "filled-in" symbols.
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The record of the ancestry of an animal.
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A diagramatic representation of a family tree, usually with notes about disease status of individuals.
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representation of the genetic background of an individual by tracing the inheritance of traits in progenitors. Used to study the inheritance of some genes without controlled breeding experiments.
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A diagram of the heredity of a particular trait through many generations of a family.
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A family tree; genealogy.
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A cat having at least three generations of pure breeding.
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A graphical representation of family history that shows the pattern of inheritance for a disease.
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A listing of a horse's ancestors.
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A diagrammatic representation of a family health history.
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An animal whose parents are recorded as true to the breed in a herdbook
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A listing that shows a particular dog/bitch's ancestry. Always ask to see this before buying a prospective show dog. Also, inquire as to what makes each dog within the pedigree outstanding.
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Brief remarks about the ancestry of a variety. In the case of very old varieties like Saaz or Hallertau, there is no ancestral information. We know only that this particular varietal type was selected over many years by growers and brewers in a particular area. More modern varieties can often be traced back through two to three generations of crosses often involving other known hop varieties. It is important to note that the qualities of a hop variety are only partly determined by the genes it receives.
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a document containing the known names, titles, colours, and registration numbers of the first three to five generations of a cat's predecessors.
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A family tree diagram that shows how a particular genetic trait or disease has been inherited through many generations of a family.
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A diagram that shows the pattern of inheritance of a gene in a family.
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Chart of a horse's ancestors; the bloodlines or lineage of a horse. An ancestral line using genealogy to distinguish purity in Arabian horses.
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The line of parentage; in purebred cats, a certificate of unmixed breeding.
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The pattern of transmission of a genetic trait in a family.
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The dog's background or genealogy. Ask to see a CERTIFIED pedigree
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The written record of a dog's family tree of three or more generations.
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A diagram setting forth the ancestral history or genealogical register. Symbols commonly used in such diagrams are illustrated here in the sample pedigree. Females are symbolized by circles and males by squares. Individuals showing the trait are drawn as solid figures. Offspring are presented beneath the parental symbols in order of birth from left to right.
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The ancestral history of an individual.
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the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
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line of descent of a pure-bred animal
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ancestry of a purebred animal
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having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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a certified record of the lineage of the puppy - its parents, the grandparents and the great grandparents
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a chart showing the genetic history of a particular trait within a family
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a diagram of all the family members and their relationships as well as the pertinent medical information for each
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a diagram of family relationships that uses symbols to represent people and lines to represent genetic relationships
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a diagram showing the phenotype for a certain group of related organisms
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a diagram that shows how a trait is
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a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance (phenotype) of a particular genetic trait, as it is passed from one generation to the next in a given family
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a diagram, which represents the relationship between members in a family group
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a family record that shows how a trait is inherited over several generations
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a family tree, a chart showing the blood relationships between a person's ancestors and other relatives
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a guarantee of bloodlines, a record of the blood of ancestors within which breeding operations and selection may, with confidence be confined
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a list of ancestors (usually
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an efficient way to show family relationships
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an enumeration of all ancestors of the starting person
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an identification of the direct ancestors of
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an important document that details a dog's lineage
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an official documentation of your dog's lineage, or family tree
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a record of a dog's ancestors
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a record of your dog's ancestors - sire (father), dam (mother), grandsire, granddam, great-grandsire and so forth
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a statement on a special blank that shows the names of several generations from which your new Yorkshire Terrier puppy comes, and some other data, including the name of the breeder
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a tool to help you learn the good and bad attributes that your dog is likely to exhibit or reproduce
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a visual representation of the family's medical history and other important historical facts
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The ancestry of an individual horse
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A diagram of the genetic relationships and medical history of a family using standard symbols and terminology
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The details of a horse's ancestry.
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a diagram showing the ancestral relationship among individuals of a family over two or more generations.
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A diagram that displays family relationships, gender, disease status, and other attributes.
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PED-eh-gree A chart showing relationships of relatives and which ones have a particular trait. 268
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The family history of the horse.
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The known family history of a rat (or any other animal) including parents, grandparents, great grand-parents, etc.
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The family tree of a pet. It will tell which pets have completed championship requirements and placements in shows.
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A written chart of the male and female ancestors, showing the date of birth, the parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. It may contain other information such as color, weight, etc.
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A diagram showing phenotypes and biological relationships among members of a family, often for several generations.
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Written chart showing ancestry or line of descent
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1) - a cat conforming to a recognized pedigree breed 2) - the "family tree" of any particular cat
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A document recording the ancestors of a cat. Pedigrees may show few or many generations. A "3 generation pedigree" shows the cat itself plus three generations back. Most pedigrees show three to five generations.
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Cats that have been bred for a specific purpose or for strict physical characteristics, and have been bred along pure lines for many years without interbreeding.
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