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ancestry <-ies> [ˈænsestri] N

ancestry

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An individual dog is identified as a member of a breed through proof of ancestry, using genetic analysis or written records of ancestry. en.wikipedia.org

The term often overlapped with heraldry, in which the ancestry of royalty was reflected in their coats of arms. en.wikipedia.org

States followed this with more stringent laws classifying more persons as black based on traceable or any ancestry. en.wikipedia.org

Traditionally, if a student has a paternal lineage at the college, he will join the house of his ancestry on becoming part of the school. en.wikipedia.org

They classified as black any person with any black ancestry, regardless of how small. en.wikipedia.org

A better way to model ancestry is to think in terms of genes flowing through a river of time. en.wikipedia.org

People of black and white ancestry number at 3,551, and make up 1.0% of the population. en.wikipedia.org

Evolutionary hierarchy suggests breeds should genetically cluster into groups sharing recent common ancestry. en.wikipedia.org

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