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cognatic descent
(1) A mode of descent reckoning where all descendants of an apical ancestor/ancestress through any combination of male or female links are included (2) Synonymous with bilateral or consanguineal as in "cognatic kinship".
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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