Click the links to view sample pedigree screens giving the following information:

Common Ancestors shown by colour markers

If the same cat appears on both sides of a given pedigree

Repeated Ancestors shown by colour markers

All ancestors that appear more than once in the pedigree

Inbreeding COI by colour marked screen

Shows degree of inbreeding in each cat in the pedigree

Relationship COI by colour marked screen

Hot screen coded to show how related the cats are to each other

% Blood by colour marked screen

This screen shows which cats have provided more than the normal amount of genetic material.

Below is a table showing the how the contribution is spread in a non inbred pedigree.

The following are links to information about breeding although originally written for dog breeders the information equally applies to breeding any animal

 The Price of Popularity: Popular Sires and Population Genetics

http://www.canine-genetics.com/Popular_sires.htm

The Downside of Inbreeding: It’s Time For a New Approach

http://www.canine-genetics.com/Price.htm

Breeding - Dogs or Pedigrees?

http://www.canine-genetics.com/Assort2.htm

Significant Relationships

http://www.canine-genetics.com/relation.htm