filiation
Noun
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The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (synset 113835254)
is a type of: family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoptionsubtypes:
- bilateral descent - line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
- unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
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Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (synset 104929964)
tells us about:is a type of: hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parentssubtypes:
- descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry
- bloodline, pedigree - ancestry of a purebred animal
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