Synonyms
Examples for "matrilineal"
Examples for "matrilineal"
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It is one of the last matrilineal and matriarchal societies on Earth.
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Of course, what feels like a matrilineal curse is not really ours.
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The arrangement suggests that matrilineal descent prevails, but there is probably some error.
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Mitochondrial Eve is the most recent common ancestor of all humans along the matrilineal line.
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Analyses of mitochondrial DNA yield insights into matrilineal history, which may differ from patrilineal evolution.
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Although this cannot be proved, it seems quite plausible because we know of matrilinear societies in the South of China at later times.
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From these facts and from the general structure of Shang religion it has been concluded that there was a strong matrilinear strain in Shang culture.