Third-degree relative

Third-degree relatives constitute a category of family members that constitutes a segment of the extended family and includes first cousins, great grandparents and great grandchildren.^[1] The term is most commonly used in reference to the amount of genetic overlap that exists between two sets of people, with third-degree relatives sharing approximately 12.5% of their genes.^[2]

References

↑ "First, Second and Third Degree Relative". bcbst.com. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
↑ Ludman, Mark (2009). The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. p. 101.

Family

History Household Nuclear family Extended family Conjugal family Immediate family Matrifocal family Blended family Dysfunctional family Polyfidelitous families

First-degree relatives	Parent Father Mother Child Son Daughter Sibling Brother Sister

Second-degree relatives	Grandparent Grandchild Aunt Uncle Nephew Niece Cousin

Third-degree relatives	Cousin Great grandparent Great grandchild

Family-in-law	Spouse Husband Wife Parents-in-law Siblings-in-law

Stepfamily	Stepmother Stepfather Stepsibling

Kinship	Adoption Affinity Consanguinity Disownment Divorce Estrangement Fictive kinship Marriage Nurture kinship

Lineage	Bilateral descent Common ancestor Family name Family tree Genealogy Heirloom Heredity Inheritance Matrilineality Patrilineality Pedigree chart Progenitor

Relationships	Agape (parental love) Eros (marital love) Filial piety Philia (friendly love) Storge (familial love)

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Third-degree relative

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References