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Everyone inherits mitochondria exclusively from our mothers, so it can be used to show maternal ancestry; the DNA's Y chromosome is only present in men and only comes from fathers, so it can be used to trace a man's paternal line.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
My maternal grandfather, who left school in 1917, could remember hundreds of lines of poems from his school days well into the 1970s.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
While cash transfers, subsidies and maternal leave provide some support, their impact remains limited.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In the past year, for example, Texas decided to forgo federal funding and not share maternal death data with the CDC.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
My maternal grandfather, who left school in 1917, could remember hundreds of lines of poems from his school days well into the 1970s.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
While cash transfers, subsidies and maternal leave provide some support, their impact remains limited.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In the past year, for example, Texas decided to forgo federal funding and not share maternal death data with the CDC.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternal. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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