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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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Whereas in Arizona, a single person with no genetic relationship can gain parental status only by filing for adoption after the baby is born.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

The U.K.'s Biobank database enabled Zhang and Long to assess the genetic relationship between reproduction and lifespan at the genomic scale.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

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

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2023

For this tree-like system is as clear an expression as anything could be of the fact that all species are bound together by the ties of genetic relationship.

From The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution by Romanes, George John

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