单词 | ancestry |
释义 | ancestry (ænsestri ) Word forms: ancestries countable noun Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people. ...a family who could trace their ancestry back to the sixteenth century. Synonyms: origin, house, family, line Collocations: common ancestry This handsome volume was originally a catalogue for an exhibition examining the common ancestry of baseball and cricket. Times, Sunday Times Homogenous certainly exists, pronounced as he surmises; from homogeny, meaning having a common ancestry or descent. Times, Sunday Times He called the result 'an evolutionary tree', suggesting that the branches shared a common ancestry. Times, Sunday Times The study of noncoding regions on the chromosome may reveal something about descent from common ancestry. The Scientist Nations are a collection of stories that give people a sense of shared past and common ancestry. Times, Sunday Times Tests for paternity and genetic ancestry are the biggest sellers and those which claim to tell if you are more prone to certain diseases are also up. The Sun For now, we are going into phase one of the scheme: a genealogical dinner, with each course tailored to match the genetic ancestry of one person around the table. Times, Sunday Times The authors conclude that caution should be used when using geographic or genetic ancestry to make inferences about individual phenotypes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A similar scenario exists in trying to evaluate whether shared surnames indicate shared genetic ancestry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Genetic ancestry of 105 captive tigers from fourteen countries and regions showed that forty-nine animals belonged distinctly to five subspecies; fifty-two animals had mixed subspecies origins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This breed was created by color-selecting domestic long-haired cats of mixed ancestry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Intermediate scores suggest mixed ancestry: for example, 45 would be expected for diploids with equal genetic contributions from both species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of the indigenous population show varying degrees of mixed ancestry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Genetic studies suggest the group has the highest levels of mixed ancestry in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Low levels of mixed ancestry are, in some areas (especially urban), almost universal, and generally go entirely ignored and unnoticed unless persons wish to identify themselves with ethnic minorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 家世 Japanese: 家系 |
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