lineage

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Based on genetic analysis, scientists estimate that this ancient strain separated from other T. pallidum lineages about 13,700 years ago.

From Science Daily

She was born, possibly of noble lineage, in what is now Mexico’s Veracruz state, along the Gulf of Mexico, in approximately 1500.

From Los Angeles Times

After the split between human and chimpanzee lineages around 7 million years ago, early human ancestors followed a complex evolutionary path that eventually led to the emergence of Homo sapiens roughly 300,000 years ago.

From Science Daily

Instead, multiple unrelated lineages have independently adapted to survive in the diabetic foot environment.

From Science Daily

Queer nightlife has long functioned as both refuge and community, and Heated Rivalry Night slots neatly into that lineage.

From Los Angeles Times