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  2. Mitochondrial Eve - Wikipedia

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    Wilson himself preferred the term "Lucky Mother" [19] and thought the use of the name Eve "regrettable". [ 17 ] [ 20 ] But the concept of Eve caught on with the public and was repeated in a Newsweek cover story (11 January 1988 issue featured a depiction of Adam and Eve on the cover, with the title "The Search for Adam and Eve"), [ 21 ] and a ...

  3. Death anniversary - Wikipedia

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    In India (and Nepal), a death anniversary is known as shraadh (Shraaddha "श्राद्ध" in Nepali). The first death anniversary is called a barsy, from the word baras, meaning year in Hindi. Shraadh [1] means to give with devotion or to offer one's respect. Shraadh is a ritual for expressing one's respectful feelings for the ancestors ...

  4. Śrāddha - Wikipedia

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    After death, the family performs the final rituals and holam. These rites are a reflection of a person's life. They may also include Santhi-homam and Agni-homam. After the Santhi-homam, the body is sprinkled with holy water to cleanse it. Other rituals include offering food and applying herbs to the body.

  5. Sisters Who Had Heart Transplants 7 Years Apart Celebrate ...

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    Related: Utah Mom, 33, Has Heart Attack After Walking on Treadmill, 4-Year-Old Son Told His Dad She Was 'Sleeping' Since HCM is a genetic condition, Cannon's parents and two sisters were tested ...

  6. Matrilineality in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    On average, humans receive more DNA from their mothers than their fathers: mitochondrial DNA is all from the mother, and the Y chromosome which is sometimes (in the case of male children) received from the father is smaller than the X chromosome which is received from the mother. Thus, in a sense a brother and sister from the same mother are ...

  7. Cinderella effect - Wikipedia

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    In the Swedish sample, in two out of the seven homicides with a genetic and non-genetic parent, the offender was actually the genetic parent and thus these homicides do not support Daly and Wilson's definition of the Cinderella effect. [42] Daly and Wilson attribute the contrasting findings of the Swedish study to an analytical oversight.

  8. Mother - Wikipedia

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    A biological mother is the female genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or egg donation. A biological mother may have legal obligations to a child not raised by her, such as an obligation of monetary support. An adoptive mother is a female who has become the child's parent through the legal process of ...

  9. Savior sibling - Wikipedia

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    A savior sibling may be the solution for any disease treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.It is effective against genetically detectable (mostly monogenic) diseases, e.g. Fanconi anemia, [4] Diamond–Blackfan anemia [5] and β-thalassemia, in the ailing sibling, since the savior sibling can be selected to not have inherited the disease.