consanguineous

consanguineous englannista suomeksi

1. verisukulais-, verisukulainen, sukulainen

1. verisukulainen

consanguineous englanniksi

1. Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

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2. (RQ:Shakespeare Twelfth Night)

3. 2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," ''Nature Reviews: Genetics'', vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225,

Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.