consanguineous

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Several children were the result of consanguineous marriages, in which the parents are related.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

“Ninety percent of the cases I see are caused by consanguineous marriages,” says Ms Zaki.

From Economist • Feb. 25, 2016

With the pianist-brother's recent success, however, the consanguineous harmonies of the trio will no longer be heard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Totemic relationship was often far from being consanguineous.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

The prejudice against consanguineous unions may, however, depend on the accumulation of certain pathological defects.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste