| A | B |
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| descendant | an individual or animal coming from a specific ancestor;offspring or a certain family or group. |
| generation | all of the offsprings thatareatthe same stageof descent from a commond ancestor. |
| inheritance | the act of receiving property or mondy after the death of a relative or friend. |
| lineage | directdescent from a particular ancestor |
| maternal | referring to a mother or motherhood. |
| maternal | inherited from one's mother |
| matriarch | a woman who rules a family or clan. |
| parental | characteristic of a mother or father. |
| patriarch | the male leader of a familyor clan |
| posterity | future generations |
| sibling | one of two more children of the same parents; |
