Question 22 of 22 Several members of the family in the pedigree who suffered from a disease are colored in black. Currently deceased members of the family are struck out with a line. Based on the data in the pedigree, propose a Mendelian model that would explain the inheritance of this disease. Explain how the data is consistent with your model. A scientist hypothesizes that a mutation at a single locus is responsible for the pattern of inheritance seen in this pedigree. Explain how a mutation in a gene can arise during meiosis. Describe one strategy organisms use to prevent such mutations from arising.