genetic relationship
Americannoun
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
It was long since recognized that the materials of the drift did not originate where they now lie, and that, in consequence, they sustain no genetic relationship to the strata on which they rest.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
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