relatedness

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While some researchers have argued that high relatedness is not required, the new evidence suggests that monogamy and strong genetic ties were essential for termite societies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

The notion of genetic relatedness — IVF kind of broke that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Perhaps chastened by past criticisms, geneticists are now quick to concede that biological relatedness is only one element of kinship.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

Over hundreds of millions of years, gene sequences mutate so much that any signal about the relatedness of different lineages is washed out.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2023

How then should we understand the biological relatedness of Sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari