Collocations withlineage

These are words often used in combination withlineage.

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ancient lineage
If cerebral asymmetries for human vocalisation truly have the ancient lineage argued here, why should any modern humans be right-brained or left-handed?
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distinct lineage
Based on the results thus far obtained, it is likely that further sampling will reveal several genetically distinct lineages.
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evolutionary lineage
The key question is the extent of mutation rate heterogeneity among sites in the evolutionary lineage of humans.
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family lineage
Such arrangements, enacted without the customary familial negotiations, usurped the privileges of parents and their ability to protect their family lineage, stability, and honour.
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human lineage
By contrast the other two coding changes arose uniquely on the human lineage, after the split from the chimpanzee lineage, in the last 5-6 million years.
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major lineage
However, it hardly explains the long branches existing between the 2 major lineages, and reflecting dramatic size-differences observed between variants of several chromosomes.
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noble lineage
Finally, one would expect noble lineage households to asser t greater autonomy in the wake of dynastic collapse.
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royal lineage
He concluded that the residents in the valley had (1) extended family households, (2) lineages, (3) noble classes, and (4) a king and royal lineage.
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