genealogy
noun
ge·ne·al·o·gy
ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jē 
also
-ˈa-lə-
also ˌje-nē-
plural genealogies
1
: an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
2
: regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor (see progenitor sense 1) or older form : pedigree
3
: the study of family ancestral lines
4
: an account of the origin and historical development of something
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They've been researching their genealogies.
has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror
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After exhausting almost all leads, the pair turned to forensic genealogy, a practice that finds potential relatives through DNA matches to identify a suspect, according to the Justice Department.
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Granger died in 1866 from childbirth complications and was identified using forensic genealogy.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
The volunteer group matched the DNA profile to Lavery using forensic genealogy.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Granger died in 1866 from childbirth complications and was identified using forensic genealogy.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
The volunteer group matched the DNA profile to Lavery using forensic genealogy.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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genealogy
noun
ge·ne·al·o·gy
ˌjē-nē-ˈäl-ə-jē
ˌjen-ē-
ˌjen-ē-
-ˈal-
plural genealogies
1
: the line of ancestors of a person or family or a history of such a line of ancestors
2
: the study of family lines of ancestors
genealogist
noun
-ˈäl-ə-jəst
-ˈal-
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