ancestry

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If there are additional sightings, he hopes that scientists will take a genetic sample from its scat or another source, which they could analyze to learn more about its ancestry.

From Los Angeles Times

The Latino vote is both vast and diverse, encompassing communities of varied ancestries, economic power and relative size.

From BBC

Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Northern Ireland and is mostly found in people of Irish and Scots ancestry.

From BBC

To investigate more broadly, the researchers analyzed the genomes of nearly 200 mice bred from eight different parental strains, including some with wild ancestry.

From Science Daily

Other works included The Real Thing, The Coast of Utopia, and his final play, Leopoldstadt, which drew on his Jewish ancestry.

From BBC