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The coefficient of relationship, worked out by hand
Sewall Wright's path method for the coefficient of relationship, worked step by step for siblings, uncles, cousins and double cousins, with what DNA adds.
How to draw a kinship diagram, step by step
The symbols of a kinship diagram, a three-generation example drawn from a hypothetical interview, kin-type strings, and the mistakes beginners make most.
The six classic kinship systems on one family tree
Inuit, Hawaiian, Sudanese, Iroquois, Crow and Omaha terms on one family tree: who gets called what, what each merges, and where the labels came from.