About Family Tree
A family tree, or pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. The more detailed family trees used in medicine and social work are known as genograms.
Sir David Butler, pioneering election analyst, dies aged 98

... He became part of one of Britain s most academically distinguished dynasties, the Butler Family Tree boasting numerous Oxford dons and respected writers...
Secret communication of sea animals discovered

... The technique works by comparing behaviours of a species and mapping them like a Family Tree...
Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor

... And now, fine anatomical details revealed by the X-ray scans - including the shape of its jaw and upper thigh bone - have allowed the scientists to correctly place on the pterosaur Family Tree, revealing the first flying reptiles evolved from small ground-dwelling ancestors that probably ran around on two legs...
Unravelling the mystery of the unknown bairn

... We shared what we had found out with Martha and by looking at her Family Tree we were able to confirm we had the right details...
Mystery of Australia's 'Somerton Man' solved after 70 years, researcher says

... He teamed up with renowned US forensic expert Colleen Fitzpatrick - who specialises in cold cases - to build an extended Family Tree using the DNA...
Climate change: Spring egg-laying shifts by three weeks

... " The human equivalent of that would be studying a Family Tree back to the 10th century, " Dr Cole explains...
World's oldest family tree created using DNA

...Scientists have compiled the world s oldest Family Tree from human bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb in the Cotswolds, UK...
The double murderer who sexually abused the dead for decades

... Police studied their Family Tree and honed in on one relative...