biological relation
Family by genetics
A biological relation is a family member connected by genetics rather than adoption, marriage, or other social bonds.
The term distinguishes blood relatives from step-relations, in-laws, or adoptive family: She wanted to find her biological relations after learning she was adopted.
Also called a blood relation.
- kinshipState of being related
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
- familyRelated people together
heredity · genes · lineage · offspring · sibling · parent · next of kin · descendant · kin · flesh and blood · genealogy · DNA · birth mother · mother · father · first cousin · cousin · bond
genetic connection
biological relationadopted family
Legally joined household
adoptive family · adoptive parent · chosen family · foster family · in-law
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