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The sequence of a DNA segment inherited from a single parent, as in Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA.  These are grouped cby commonality into haplogroups and […]

cM is the standard abbreviation of centiMorgan, a unit of measurement of genetic linkage.

The organizational unit of DNA.  Humans have 46 chromosomes, typically referred to as 22 pairs of autosomal and 1 pair of sex chromosomes.

Last Name At Birth (in abbreviated or acronym form)

An American colonist who supported England during the American Revolution

To die without a will in place.

Items (land, cash, goods, personal property) with tangible value brought by a bride (for the husband) into a marriage.

The legal provision in estate law providing real estate, or the use of, and support made to a widow from her husband’s estate for her

A widow holding property received from her late husband.

Pertaining to the 22 pairs of chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes