Ahnengleichheit
German
editEtymology
editAhnen + Gleichheit
Noun
editAhnengleichheit f (genitive Ahnengleichheit, no plural)
- the identity i.e. identicalness of two of one's ancestors (for example, if one's maternal great-grandfather is the same person as one's paternal great-grandfather), which constitutes or causes pedigree collapse
- Synonyms: Ahnenschwund, which see for more