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consanguinity

[kon-sang-gwin-i-tee] / ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn ɪ ti /


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"We can see what is happening when consanguinity is at play and also when new genetic variations are introduced into the family unit of the clan or tribe representing more distant ancestors."

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

"In general terms, our studies have shown that the health risks attributed to consanguinity have been exaggerated."

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

It’s a wise choice, in keeping with the overall tone of a story about adolescents held together by a cultivated consanguinity.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2020

Through fandom, he built a life, a family, and a community not around consanguinity, but around the heart.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2012

After everything she had done to atone for her crime, after she had turned her marriage into an arctic wasteland and allowed a surgeon to tie her fallopian tubes, consanguinity wasn’t finished with her.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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