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Synonyms

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

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 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

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

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2020

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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