Pedigree chart
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A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence of certain traits through different generations of a family, most commonly for humans and animal breed registration.
Example of a pedigree chart using Ahnentafel numbering
Pedigree of horse Shagya IX b. 1895
Ahnentafel
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An ahnentafel or ahnenreihe is a genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors in a fixed sequence of ascent. The subject of the ahnentafel is listed as No. 1, the subject's fa
Pedigree chart
…to the accurate tracking of pedigrees and maintaining accurate records of birth, death, and identifying characteristics of each registered animal. Ahnentafel Cousin charts…
The first ahnentafel, published by Michaël Eytzinger in Thesaurus principum hac aetate in Europa viventium Cologne: 1590, pp. 146–147, in which Eytzinger first illustrates his new functional theory of numeration of ancestors; this schema showing Henry III of France as n° 1, de cujus, with his ancestors in five generations. The remainder of the volume shows 34 additional schemas for rulers and princes of Europe using his new method.
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Ahnentafel of Sigmund Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg
Ahnentafel published as an Ariernachweis