paternal lineage
Dad's family tree
Paternal lineage traces ancestry through the father's side of a family, following the line of male ancestors from father to grandfather and beyond.
This contrasts with maternal lineage, which follows the mother's line.
In many cultures, paternal lineage determines inheritance, family name, and social status.
Genetic studies often track paternal lineage through Y-chromosome analysis, since this chromosome passes virtually unchanged from father to son.
He traced his paternal lineage back to 17th-century Scotland.
- Y-chromosomeMale-determining genetic unit
- male lineLineage through paternal ancestors
- direct descendantAncestor's biological successor
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- founding fatherMale institutional originator
ancestor · family tree · patriarchy · primogeniture · haplogroups · family name · sire · descent · heredity · ancestral worship · patronymic · born into · pedigree · genealogy · clan identity · genetic marker · tribal affiliation · old country
- Jewish Inheritancebirthright, double portion, firstborn, heirs, heirship
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- tribal membershiptribe, nation, membership application, band, membership card
- Y chromosomeSRY gene, haplogroups
paternal lineagematernal lineage
Ancestry through mothers
mother's side · matrilineage · maternal line · mother's line · matriliny