relatedness

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He says the similarities between the two regions’ stemmed points appear generic and “could just as readily be a result of convergence as opposed to historical relatedness,” he says.

From Science Magazine

Michael Cant and his colleagues wanted to know why, and found that it all starts because genetic relatedness in mongoose groups builds up over generations.

From Scientific American

The team ran the data through a computer program that compares similar snippets of DNA to estimate relatedness; they reconstructed a rough family tree dating back 18,000 years.

From Science Magazine

We also find that rates of worry have a strong and significant positive association with Trump's vote share, but this is offset by high levels of relatedness.

From Salon

But then is it the bare fact of biological relatedness that matters, or is it the fact of being connected through family relationships, so that the duties extend to adopted members of our family?

From New York Times