[ US /ˈɫɪniədʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the number of lines in a piece of printed material
  2. the descendants of one individual
    his entire lineage has been warriors
  3. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
  4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
  5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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How To Use lineage In A Sentence

  • The nia nucleotide sequences were compared among Fusarium species representative of different lineages.
  • The important kin groups are patrilineal and matrilineal lineages and clans, Clan members do not necessarily live on clan land.
  • They have only to glance over their shoulder and they see a mighty lineage stretching back. Times, Sunday Times
  • By analyzing DNA sequences of two single-copy nuclear genes and the genomic AFLP data, we assess the allopolyploid origin of A. collina-4x from ancestors corresponding to A. setacea-2x and A. asplenifolia-2x, and the ongoing backcross introgression between these diploid progenitor and tetraploid progeny lineages. BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • Like many African families, these Creole families are matrifocal, centering on the mother's lineage, with strong traditions of women working outside of the home.
  • A postdoctoral position, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, is available to work with Dr Tokiharu Takahashi on the evolutionary origin of multiple cell lineages in vertebrate haematopoiesis. Naturejobs - All Jobs
  • All the ethnic groups are organized in fairly large kin groups known as clans or lineages.
  • Yet evolution predicts not just successions of forms, but also genetic lineages from ancestors to descendants.
  • These two sympatric species are reproductively isolated and represent highly divergent lineages in the genus.
  • Most placental mammals have teeth that are capped with enamel, but there are also lineages without teeth, such as anteaters, pangolins and baleen whales, or with enamelless teeth, such as armadillos, sloths, aardvarks and pygmy and sperm whales. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
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