pedigree
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pedigree
1.
a. the line of descent of a purebred animal
b. (as modifier): a pedigree bull
2. a document recording this
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pedigree
[′ped·ə‚grē] (genetics)
Diagrammatic representation of the ancestry of an individual.
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