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What is proband in pedigree?

A
Male child of disease
B
Female child of diseased
C
Diseased individual
D
Pregnancy
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Diseased individualPedigree analysis is the analysis of human gene transmission. Pedigree cha is a diagrammatic method of illustrating the inheritance of genes within a family.The staing point is often the identification of an affected individual, called the `propositus' or `proband', i.e. propositus or proband is the individual which is studied in a pedigree, such as the individual with a ceain disease or other inherited interest.

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