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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

Despite these adaptive differences, their close genetic relationship allowed for episodes of ongoing hybridisation, creating even more genetic combinations.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

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

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2023

Bones and muscles stand in a definite genetic relationship to each other, the bones being, in relation to the muscles, a late product of organic development.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst

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