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Synonyms

genetic relationship

American

noun

Historical Linguistics.

the relationship that exists between languages that have developed from a single earlier language.

Etymology

Origin of genetic relationship

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The team looked at the genetic relationship between mothers and their adult children.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

The researchers also identified a genetic relationship between lice in Asia and Central America.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

Today, many Swahili people have little genetic relationship with the medieval individuals in the study.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2023

They then analyze each salmon’s DNA, and match breeding pairs that have no genetic relationship to each other.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2016

There is accordingly no close genetic relationship between Ascidians and Vertebrates.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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