ancestry

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Instead of processing it on CODIS, they used another part of the DNA to search for potential relatives of the unknown killer in ancestry databases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The highest rates were found among people with ancestry from north west Ireland, where about one in 54 people are estimated to carry the variant.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

He played at the field hockey World Cup for his native South Africa, but holds an Italian passport now through his ancestry.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Meanwhile Heathcliff is described in the novel, written in 1847, as "dark-skinned", although his ancestry is ambiguous.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

But you too confide in me, tell me your ancestry.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer