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the only inheritance you receive before you can refuse it.

means The sequence of ancestors and descendants connected by direct descent, especially as a way of tracing family, breeding, or hereditary traits.

from A plain compound of "blood" and "line," both old Germanic-rooted English words. "Blood" (Old English blōd) has long stood in for kinship — we still speak of "blood relatives" and being "of the same blood," the ancient idea that family is carried in the veins. "Line" comes via Latin linea (a string, a cord, hence a row) and was used for genealogies — a "line" of kings or descent — long before it joined with blood. Together they make a literal picture: the red thread strung from ancestor to heir, generation after generation.

mitochondrial trace
Your mitochondrial DNA descends purely from your mother
shared ancestor
All humans share a common ancestor within 5,000 years
royal cost
Habsburg inbreeding bred the famous deformed jaw
genetic dilution
Ten generations back, you have 1,024 ancestors
erased DNA
Some ancestors left you literally zero genes
for instance

house of bourbon — spanish royal family ruling since 1700, currently king felipe vi

house of windsor — british royal family since 1917, currently king charles iii

house of saud — saudi arabian royal family with 15,000+ members controlling kingdom of saudi arabia since 1932

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