shared ancestry
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Shared ancestry is the condition of descending from the same forebears.
The term appears in discussions of genetics, evolution, and family history: DNA testing revealed their shared ancestry.
In biology, shared ancestry explains why different species have similar features—they inherited them from a common ancestor.
- kinshipState of being related
- family tiesBonds between relatives
- blood relativesFamily by birth
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
family tree · heritage · old country · phylogeny · lineage · progenitor · genetics · gene pool · clan · clade · intermarriage · hybridization · evolution · migration · family resemblance · DNA · descent · pedigree