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genetic relationship

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of genetic relationship

First recorded in 1875–80

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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

In this case, the surrogate has no genetic relationship to the baby she carries and gives birth to.

From Slate Oct. 20, 2020

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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