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  2. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Matrilineality in Judaism or matrilineal descent in Judaism is the tracing of Jewish descent through the maternal line. Close to all Jewish communities have followed matrilineal descent from at least early Tannaitic (c. 10–70 CE) times through modern times. [108] The origins and date-of-origin of matrilineal descent in Judaism are uncertain.

  3. List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies - Wikipedia

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    Matrilineal William More Gabb: 1875 Bunt: Asia: India: Patrilocal Matrilineal E Kathleen Gough: 1954 Cherokee: North America: United States: Matrilocal Matrilineal Chickasaw: North America: United States: Matrilineal Choctaw: North America: United States: Matrilineal Danes: Europe: Læsø: Matrilocal Matrilineal [5] Bjarne Stoklund [6] 1700 ...

  4. Matriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are held by women. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege, and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. [1] [2]

  5. Matrilocal residence - Wikipedia

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    According to Barbara Epstein, anthropologists in the 20th century criticized feminist promatriarchal views and said that "the goddess worship or matrilocality that evidently existed in many paleolithic societies was not necessarily associated with matriarchy in the sense of women's power over men. Many societies can be found that exhibit those ...

  6. Most recent common ancestor - Wikipedia

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    The MRCA of a population by definition cannot be older than either its matrilineal or its patrilineal MRCA. In the case of Homo sapiens, the matrilineal and patrilineal MRCA are also known as "Mitochondrial Eve" (mt-MRCA) and "Y-chromosomal Adam" (Y-MRCA) respectively. The age of the human MRCA is unknown.

  7. Matrilineal succession - Wikipedia

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    matrilineal primogeniture where the eldest female child of the subject is entitled to the hereditary succession before her younger sisters, and her brothers are not entitled at all. matrilineal ultimogeniture where the youngest daughter is the heir. This system is found among the Khasis of India.

  8. Plant morphology - Wikipedia

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    The vegetative (somatic) structures of vascular plants include two major organ systems: (1) a shoot system, composed of stems and leaves, and (2) a root system. These two systems are common to nearly all vascular plants, and provide a unifying theme for the study of plant morphology.

  9. Floral morphology - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of flower parts. In botany, floral morphology is the study of the diversity of forms and structures presented by the flower, which, by definition, is a branch of limited growth that bears the modified leaves responsible for reproduction and protection of the gametes, called floral pieces.