Considering the following choices;
A. to determine the gender of a fetus
B. to determine if a fetus has the correct number of chromosomes
C. to identify chromosomal defects
D. to identify the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait
Answer;
D. to identify the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait
Explanation;
The pedigree chart shows the occurrence of the phenotypes (observable characteristic) of a certain gene or genes between ancestors and predecessor.
It is created in order to find patterns of inheritance and see what the most important traits that get inherited are.