question: What is utilized to analyze simple mendelian inheritance?
distractor3: trait
distractor1: origins
distractor2: dna
correct_answer: pedigree
support: Inheritance in humans is not as straight-forward as that in the pea plant. Though some traits are inherited in simple Mendelian fashion, many are not. To analyze simple Mendelian inheritance a pedigree is often utilized. This is especially helpful in tracking the inheritance of a specific trait, characteristic or disorder (or allele) through a family.