An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on). Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor; in evolutionary theory, species who share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other ...

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Definition and meaning of ancestor:

ancestor - any organism, population, or species from which some other organism, population, or species is descended

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In kinship and descent, an apical ancestor is a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The word apical is used because this ancestor is at the apex of the genealogy. In the case of clans, this may be an assumed or fictional ancestor chosen for unification purposes. If the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is a totem. Category: Kinship and descent Other related archivesKinship and descent, apex, clan, gen

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Bush family - Obadiah Newcomb Bush. Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797–1851) was the father of James Smith Bush (1825-1869), grandfather of Samuel Prescott Bush and is great great great grandfather of President George W. Bush. According to the book The Faith of George W. Bush: "... left his home during the War of 1812, became a schoolmaster, then caught gold fever and left for California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Two years later, he tried to return home to reclaim his family and take them west. He died in the attempt, though, and was buried at sea. leaving his wife and seve ...

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Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess supernatural powers. All cultures attach ritual significance to the passing of loved ones, but this is not equivalent to ancestor worship. Rather, ancestor worship involves the same sort of religious practices one sees when people appease or supplicate other entities thought to exist and possess supernatural powers, such as gods, angels, saints, or demons. While far from universal, ancestor wors ...

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The Pitris (the fathers), are the spirits of the departed ancestors in Hindu culture. They are often remembered annually. See also. Ancestor veneration ...

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In human genetics, Y-chromosomal Adam (Y-mrca) is the male counterpart to mitochondrial Eve: the most recent common ancestor from whom all male human Y chromosomes are descended. Unlike other genes, those of the Y chromosome are passed exclusively from father to sons, just as mitochondrial DNA is passed to all children only by their mothers. The Y-chromosomal Adam can also be defined as the most recent common patrilineal ancestor of all humans, considering an unbroken paternal line of descent only: fathers, paternal gran ...

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The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering out after 1922. It is generally accepted as the first well-documented cargo cult, a class of millenarian religio-political movements, although the expression cargo cult itself dates from the mid 1940s. Vailala Madness - Name. The Vailala Madness acquired its name from observations of the behaviour of people who participated in it, which included glossolalia, shaking and psychosom ...

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• Vailala Madness - Name
• Vailala Madness - Return of the Ancestors
• Vailala Madness - White Ancestors
• Vailala Madness - Regulation of Life after Colonial Fashion
• Vailala Madness - Strict Moral Code
• Vailala Madness - Abandonment of Ceremonies
• Vailala Madness - Source of these Beliefs
• Vailala Madness - Observers and the End of the Movement

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African religions are distinct to African ethnic groups. In certain respects the term is awkward as traditional African religions have a wide cultural variety that makes virtually any overall statement a sweeping generalization, but the majority of African religions do share some commonalities. There is no universal aspect found in all African religions. Not all people of African descent are known to follow these gods, however. Many tribes in Africa have been converted to Islam and the Nation of Islam group tries to convert Afr ...

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• African religions - Animism
• African religions - The ancestors
• African religions - Spiritual Harming and Healing
• African religions - Rituals
• African religions - Intermixture with other religions

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Algeria: 7,500,000 Tunisia:    200,000 Libya:    250,000+ Mauretania:    80,000 Egypt:    10,000 France:    1,000,000 Spain:    50,000 Israel:    50,000   Semitic The Berbers (also called Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afro ...

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• Berber - Saharan Northwest Africans
• Berber - Religions and beliefs
• Berber - History
• Berber - Berbers and the Islamic conquest
• Berber - Berbers in Al-Andalus
• Berber - Modern-day Berbers
• Berber - The Arabization of Northwest Africa
• Berber - Famous Berbers
• Berber - In ancient times
• Berber - In medieval times
• Berber - In modern times
• Berber - Famous people who were either Berber or Punic
• Berber - Famous people who may have had some Berber ancestors

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Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or possibly 'giant' (Finnish 'jätti' - giant) or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. Fornjót is also, following a particular legendary genealogical tradition, the f ...

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• Fornjót - Ægir
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• Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning
• Fornjót - In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son
• Fornjót - Kári
• Fornjót - More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi
• Fornjót - Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling
• Fornjót - Alternative spellings

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Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is the biggest company in the world, according to Forbes Global 2000. It is also the most profitable financial services company in the world. Its formation was announced on April 7, 1998 through a merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group. It was the first US company to combine banking with insurance underwriting since the Great Depression. The company has over 275,000 employees and over 200 million customer accounts in 100 countries and is on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. C ...

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• Citigroup - Real estate
• Citigroup - Divisions
• Citigroup - Scandals
• Citigroup - Brands
• Citigroup - Ancestor companies

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does not include companies or organizations Adobe Illustrator (.ai)(AI), as the file extension for the native file format and abbreviation of this application Artificial intelligence (AI), intelligence exhibited by any manufactured system, likely the most common usage Ay, a pharoah of Ancient Egypt (which can also appear as Ai), Ái, the husband of Edda and putative ancestor of the thralls or serfs in the Norse eddic poem Rígthula, .ai< ...

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Originating in Columbus, Ohio, the Bush family in the 20th century became an accomplished political family in the United States. In January 2005, The Economist described the Bush family as the most successful political dynasty in U.S. history. Bush family - Family tree. The following is an approximate family tree of some of the members of the Bush family: George Bush (1796-1859) a biblical scholar and distant relative Samuel P. Bush (1863-1948), a close advisor to President Hoov ...

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• Bush family - Obadiah Newcomb Bush
• Bush family - Timothy Bush Jr.
• Bush family - Timothy Bush
• Bush family - Richard Bush
• Bush family - Connections to other prominent families
• Bush family - Anne Hutchinson
• Bush family - Pierce family connections
• Bush family - Kerry family connections

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Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a god or goddess. It is the informal term in English for what sociologists of religion call cultus, the body of practices and traditions that correspond to theology. Religious worship may be performed individually, in informally organized groups, or as part of an organized service with a designated leader (as in a church, synagogue, temple, or mosque). In its older sense in the Engli ...

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The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent genetic evidence. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation. For example, heights range from just a few inches (such as the Chihuahua) to nearly three feet (such as the Irish Wolfhound), and colors range from white to black, with reds, grays (usually called blue), and browns occurring in a tremendous varia ...

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• Dog - Spaying and neutering
• Dog - Attributes
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• Dog - Scenting
• Dog - Direction and spatial sense
• Dog - Weather detection
• Dog - Diseases and ailments
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• Dog - Common Physical Disorders
• Dog - Behavior
• Dog - Interactions between Dogs and Humans
• Dog - Dogs as working partners
• Dog - Dogs as hunting and sporting partners
• Dog - Dogs as pets
• Dog - Dogs as food
• Dog - Attacks on humans and livestock
• Dog - Abandoned dogs
• Dog - Ancestry and history of domestication
• Dog - Wolf ancestors
• Dog - Speed of domestication
• Dog - Dog breeds
• Dog - Neoteny in the rapid evolution of diverse dog breeds
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County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Area: 4,303 km² (1,661 square miles). Tipperary is known for its horse breeding (Coolmore Stud is the largest thoroughbred breeding operation in the world), its fertile agricultural land, and its hurling teams. For all government administration purposes the county is divided into North Tipperary (county town: Nenagh) and South Tipperary (county town: Clonmel). This division dates bac ...

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A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. This design has been pioneered by the architect Santiago Calatrava. An example of this type is the Puente del Alamillo. In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar; the angle of the spar away from the bridge and the weight distribution in the spar serve to reduce the overturning forces applied to the footing of the spar. In contrast, in his swinging Puente de la Mujer design the spar reaches to ...

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To inherit something is to get it from one's ancestors. In the sense of biology or genetics, see Heredity; In the sense of law or society, see Inheritance. Other related archivesHeredity, Inheritance, ancestors, biology, genetics, law, society

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