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What Are Unilineal Descent Systems?

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What Are Unilineal Descent Systems? (noun) Tracing an individual’s descent either through the father (patrilineal What descent patterns are Unilineal? GENERAL RULE SPECIFIC RULE cognatic descent bilineal descent parallel descent ambilineal descent bilateral descent What is unilateral descent system? in anthropology, a system of descent or inheritance in which descent is traced through the male

What Is The Difference Between Decent And Descent?

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What Is The Difference Between Decent And Descent? What’s the difference between decent and descent? Decent is an adjective that means adequate or suitable, as in a decent meal, or good or respectable, as in a decent person. Descent is a noun that means the act of moving downward (descending), a downward movement, or downward