1. Romanovs and Revolution
A Genetic History Mystery

2. The Romanovs
Tsar Nicholas II
Alexandra
Olga
Tatiana
Alexei
Marie
Anastasia

3. The Romanov children
Tsarevich Alexei

4. Grigory Rasputin

6. Hemophilia Caused by a single, recessive allele.
This allele codes for a blood-clotting protein. If the protein is defective, then the blood does not clot properly.
Untreated, victims often die in childhood or teen years, rarely live to adulthood.

7. The Windsor Pedigree
This pedigree shows who had hemophilia in the Windsor family line. Why only males? And who are the carriers?