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affinity, phylogenetic relation
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
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descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
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affinity
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
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blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity
(anthropology) related by blood
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birth, parentage
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
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fatherhood, paternity
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
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maternity, motherhood
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
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sisterhood, sistership
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
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brotherhood
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
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marital bed, marital relationship
the relationship between wife and husband
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steprelationship
a family relationship by virtue of remarriage
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bilateral descent
line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
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unilateral descent
line of descent traced through one side of the family
