Drawing Pedigrees ...

About an article in Medizinische Genetik (4/97; pp 595-596)

Unfortunately, there is some misinformation in this text. Please take a look at the following issue of Medizinische Genetik (Plendl H.,1998: Stammbäume zeichnen mit PED 4.2. medgen 1: 50-51) and the correction of the above mentioned article (p. 51).

So, rest assured:

• PED 4.2 provides online editing of symbols, labels and haplotypes, even in input mode. Simply right click on a symbol.
• With PED 4.2, you can move members individually in input mode. Click on a symbol, and press one of the move keys:

  [Alt+D] to move a member right

  [Alt+A] to move a member left

  [Alt+W] to move a member up

  [Alt+X] to move a member down,

  or choose Input Window, Move member ...

  You will notice that the whole pedigree will be redrawn – no crossing lines ...This is one of the new main features of 4.2, where you can control horizontal and vertical spacing globally as well as individually.

• With PED 4.2, you can display names, haplotypes, both or none of them. In Input mode, you select Options, More... (Screen, View in Edit mode) and check either Text or Haplotypes, or both.

For more information, please take a look at at the first issue in 1998 of Medizinische Genetik.

At the bottom of the article, there is a simple pedigree drawing. With PED, you are able to get the following result:

BTW, it took me 12 minutes to draw this pedigree.

If you like to see how this drawing can be done, follow a short online tutorial.  The last page of the tutorial shows a more colorful drawing.

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