maternal lineage
Line through mothers
Maternal lineage is ancestry traced through mothers—from mother to grandmother to great-grandmother and so on.
The term appears in genetics, genealogy, and anthropology: Mitochondrial DNA passes through the maternal lineage.
Some cultures organize kinship and inheritance through the maternal lineage rather than the paternal one.
- matrilineageKinship through maternal ancestors
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- ancestral homelandLand of one's forebears
grandmother · great grandmother · female ancestors · descent · foremothers · birth mother · mitochondrial DNA · ancestor · generational wisdom · mother tongue · mother's side · oral traditions · matriarchal society · pedigree · inheritance · dynasty · genealogy · bloodline
- motherhoodmother, mom, mama, mum, mommy
- Organelle Geneticsmitochondrial DNA, maternal inheritance, haplogroup, haplogroups, haplotype
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- Archaeogeneticsancient DNA, Neanderthal DNA, bone samples, tooth enamel, hair samples
- tribal membershiptribe, nation, membership application, band, membership card