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consanguinity

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


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While the Himba population has historically exhibited a preference for consanguinity, Henn and Swinford were surprised to find that none of the individuals in their sample population had parents who were actually first cousins.

From Science Daily Oct. 25, 2023

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

From Salon Sep. 11, 2022

And without that illusion of chosen consanguinity, the expositional creakiness of Mr. Crowley’s script is laid unflatteringly bare.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2018

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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