consanguinity
Shared ancestral lineage
Consanguinity is blood relationship—the connection between people who share a common ancestor.
The term appears most often in legal and medical contexts: laws against consanguinity prohibit marriage between close relatives, while genetic counseling considers consanguinity when assessing inherited disease risk.
The marriage was annulled on grounds of consanguinity.
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- pedigreeRecord of descent
genealogy · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · forefathers · predecessors · dynasty · roots
Blood-connected people
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- relativesThose connected by blood
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
children · nephew · niece · cousins · grandparents · descendants · progeny · offspring
Reproduction between close relatives
- incestRelations between kin
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- exogamyUnion outside one's clan
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
dispensation · affinity · crossbreed · interbreed · inbred · taboo
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
alleles · genome · genotype · mutation · dominant · recessive · haplotype · polygenic
Child of unmarried parents
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- half-bloodPartial genetic relation
- full-bloodedPure in lineage
parentage · birthright · morganatic · recognized · acknowledged · paternity · maternity
ancestry
Family line of descent
pedigree · genealogy · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · forefathers · predecessors · dynasty · roots · origin
kin
Blood-connected people
parents · children · nephew · niece · cousins · grandparents · descendants · progeny · offspring · clan
inbreeding
Reproduction between close relatives
- incestRelations between kin
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- exogamyUnion outside one's clan
endogamy · dispensation · affinity · crossbreed · interbreed · inbred · taboo
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
inheritance · alleles · genome · genotype · mutation · dominant · recessive · haplotype · polygenic · monogenic
bastard
Child of unmarried parents
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- half-bloodPartial genetic relation
full-blooded · parentage · birthright · morganatic · recognized · acknowledged · paternity · maternity
consanguinityaffinity
Natural liking or attraction
marriage · adoption · chosen family · spiritual kinship · godparenthood
consanguinityunrelatedness
Absence of connection
stranger · unconnectedness · unrelated · alienage · exogamy