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  2. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which each person is identified with their matriline, their mother's lineage, and which can involve the inheritance of property and titles.

  3. Monophyly - Wikipedia

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    The term monophyly, or monophyletic, derives from the two Ancient Greek words μόνος (mónos), meaning "alone, only, unique", and φῦλον (phûlon), meaning "genus, species", [4] [5] and refers to the fact that a monophyletic group includes organisms (e.g., genera, species) consisting of all the descendants of a unique common ancestor.

  4. Portal:Tamils - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil language is one of the longest-surviving classical languages, with over two thousand years of written history, dating back to the Sangam period (between 300 BCE and 300 CE). Tamils constitute about 5.7% of the Indian population and form the majority in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.

  5. Phylogenetic nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Such groups are said to be monophyletic. There are slightly different methods of specifying the ancestor, which are discussed below. Once the ancestor is specified, the meaning of the name is fixed: the ancestor and all organisms which are its descendants are included in the taxon named.

  6. Genealogical DNA test - Wikipedia

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    A man's patrilineal ancestry, or male-line ancestry, can be traced using the DNA on his Y-chromosome (Y-DNA), because the Y-chromosome is transmitted from a father to son nearly unchanged. [31] A man's test results are compared to another man's results to determine the time frame in which the two individuals shared a most recent common ancestor ...

  7. Caste system in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The kings of Sri Lanka traditionally belonged to a specific caste, with their lineage and ancestry tied to the Kandyan nobility and the Sinhalese royal families. The caste system in Sri Lanka had a complex structure , but in the context of monarchy, the kings primarily belonged to the Radala caste (or Kandyan nobility ), which was closely ...

  8. Nayaks of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    The Nayaks were known for their childless marriages, which led to a non-linear succession. [8] The dynasty is noted for its contributions to Sri Lankan religious architecture, especially through the establishment of temples dedicated to their clan deity, Vishnu, also known as Upulvan in Sinhala. A notable example is the Kandy Vishnu Temple in ...

  9. Chronology of Tamil history - Wikipedia

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    The following is a chronological overview of the history of the Tamil people, who trace their ancestry to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian union territory of Puducherry, the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka and the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka. [1] [2]