consanguineous
Sharing genetic lineage
Consanguineous means related by blood—sharing a common ancestor.
The term appears most often in formal or technical contexts: genetics, anthropology, and law.
A consanguineous marriage is one between blood relatives: Consanguineous unions increase the risk of recessive genetic disorders.
The noun is consanguinity.
Ancestry through generations
- kinBlood-connected people
- kindredRelations by blood
- relativesThose connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
filiation · paternity · maternity · fraternity · sorority · siblings · parentage · cognate
Record of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
progenitors · forebears · descendants · progeny · scion · dynasty · house · clan
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
alleles · genotype · phenotype · genome · dominant · recessive · inbreeding · haplotype
Entitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
bequest · endowment · ancestral · traditions · customs · ethnicity · roots · provenance
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
kinfolk · filiation · paternity · maternity · fraternity · sorority · siblings · parentage · cognate · uterine
pedigree
Record of descent
bloodline · progenitors · forebears · descendants · progeny · scion · dynasty · house · clan · primogeniture
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
chromosomes · alleles · genotype · phenotype · genome · dominant · recessive · inbreeding · haplotype · mitochondrial
birthright
Entitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
heirlooms · bequest · endowment · ancestral · traditions · customs · ethnicity · roots · provenance
consanguineousunrelated
Having no link
nonbiological · adopted · adoptive · strangers · extraneous
sanguine, consanguinity, sanguinary, exsanguinate, consanguine