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consanguineous
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con·san·guin·e·ous (knsng-gwn-s)
adj.
Exhibiting consanguinity.

consanguineous
adjective Referring to a blood relationship–ie, descendent from a common ancestor


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The chance of genetic diseases increases with each consanguine marriage between defective gene carriers.
Some of the striking features of the juwadi system were: The juwadis of one khal almost always belonged to one locality and many of them were affine or consanguine kin, thus it seemed to reinforce kinship/locality ties over purely occupational ties.
[5-7] We present the clinical and autopsy findings of 2 female siblings who were born to consanguine parents and who were both affected by this rare disease.
 
 
 
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