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The following list includes societies that have been identified as matrilineal or matrilocal in ethnographic literature. "Matrilineal" means kinship is passed down through the maternal line. [1] The Akans of Ghana, West Africa, are Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana.
In genetics, a maternal effect occurs when the phenotype of an organism is determined by the genotype of its mother. [1] For example, if a mutation is maternal effect recessive, then a female homozygous for the mutation may appear phenotypically normal, however her offspring will show the mutant phenotype, even if they are heterozygous for the mutation.
In Serer culture, inheritance is both matrilineal and patrilineal. [36] It all depends on the asset being inherited – i.e. whether the asset is a paternal asset – requiring paternal inheritance (kucarla [36]) or a maternal asset – requiring maternal inheritance (den yaay [34] or ƭeen yaay [36]).
Similarly, inheritance patterns for men in matrilineal societies often reflect the importance of the mother's brother. For example, in the Ashanti Kingdom of Central Ghana, a king traditionally passes his title and status on to his sister's son. A king's own biological son does not inherit the kingship because he is not a member of the ruling ...
“These results show a preferential maternal inheritance of Alzheimer’s disease starting even before diagnosable memory loss. This finding has broad clinical implications for risk ...
Genomic imprinting is an inheritance process independent of the classical Mendelian inheritance. [11] It is an epigenetic process that involves DNA methylation and histone methylation without altering the genetic sequence.
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Within the birth chart, the fourth house represents the concept of home: ancestry, root systems, maternal lineage, apron strings as nooses, etc. Challenging/formative planets in the fourth house ...