In genealogy, pedigree collapse describes how reproduction between two individuals who share an ancestor causes the number of distinct ancestors in the family tree of their offspring to be smaller than it could otherwise be. Robert C. Gunderson coined the term which is also known by the German term Ahnenschwund (loosely translated; loss of lineage).
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Famous quotes containing the words pedigree and/or collapse:
“The pedigree of Honey
Does not concern the Bee,”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
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