亲缘 (qīn yuán) — blood relationship, kinship; (biology) genetic or evolutionary relatedness
Definition
亲缘 (qīnyuán) covers both human blood kinship and biological/evolutionary relatedness between species — think 'consanguinity' in the broad sense. It is a formal, written term, not used in everyday family talk.
noun
blood relationshipkinship(biology) genetic or evolutionary relatedness
Examples
- 亲缘，。Tā men zhī jiān méi yǒu qīn yuán guān xì, zhǐ shì fǎ lǜ shàng de qīn shǔ.There is no blood relationship between them; they are only legal relatives.
- 亲缘，。Zhè liǎng zhǒng zhí wù qīn yuán hěn jìn, shǔ yú tóng yí gè kē.These two plant species are closely related; they belong to the same family.
- DNA亲缘。Tōng guò DNA jiàn dìng kě yǐ què rèn tā men de qīn yuán shēn fèn.DNA testing can confirm their kinship identity.
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