RelativeRelationshipsChart
How to Use the Chart
- Identify the pair's most recent common ancestor. Example: To identify the relationship between Ezekiel de le Poer and Barrett Poer de Aika XIII, we look on the family tree and see their most recent common ancestor is Nosferatu Traum.
- Find the first party's relationship to the common ancestor; select that row. Example: Nosferatu is Ezekiel's Great Great Grandfather--select the row (Great)2 Grandchild.
- Find the second party's relationship to the common ancestor; select that column. Example: Nosferatu is Barrett's Great Great Great Grandfather--select the column labeled (Great)3 Grandchild.
- Where the column and row intersect tells you the relationship between the original pair. Example: The (Great)2 Grandchild row and the (Great)3 Grandchild column's intersection reveals that Barrett and Ezekiel are 3rd cousins, 1x removed.
- The percentage indicates the approximate amount of shared genetic material. Example: Although Barrett and Ezekiel are related, they share less than half a percent of the same genes.
Ancestor's... | Child | Grandchild | Great-Grandchild | (Great)2 Grandchild | (Great)3 Grandchild | (Great)4 Grandchild | (Great)5 Grandchild | (Great)6 Grandchild |
Child | Sibling 50% | Niece/Nephew 25% | Grand
Niece/Nephew | Great Grand
Niece/Nephew | (Great)2 Grand
Niece/Nephew | (Great)3 Grand
Niece/Nephew | (Great)4 Grand
Niece/Nephew | (Great)5 Grand
Niece/Nephew |
Grandchild | Niece/Nephew 25% | 1st Cousin 12.5% | 1st Cousin
1x Removed | 1st Cousin
2x Removed | 1st Cousin
3x Removed | 1st Cousin
4x Removed | 1st Cousin
5x Removed | 1st Cousin
6x Removed |
Great Grandchild | Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
1x Removed | 2nd Cousin 3.13% | 2nd Cousin
1x Removed | 2nd Cousin
2x Removed | 2nd Cousin
3x Removed | 2nd Cousin
4x Removed | 2nd Cousin
5x Removed |
(Great)2
Grandchild | Great Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
2x Removed | 2nd Cousin
1x Removed | 3rd Cousin 0.78% | 3rd Cousin
1x Removed | 3rd Cousin
2x Removed | 3rd Cousin
3x Removed | 3rd Cousin
4x Removed |
(Great)3
Grandchild | (Great)2 Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
3x Removed | 2nd Cousin
2x Removed | 3rd Cousin
1x Removed | 4th Cousin 0.20% | 4th Cousin
1x Removed | 4th Cousin
2x Removed | 4th Cousin
3x Removed |
(Great)4
Grandchild | (Great)3 Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
4x Removed | 2nd Cousin
3x Removed | 3rd Cousin
2x Removed | 4th Cousin
1x Removed | 5th Cousin 0.05% | 5th Cousin
1x Removed | 5th Cousin
2x Removed |
(Great)5
Grandchild | (Great)4 Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
5x Removed | 2nd Cousin
4x Removed | 3rd Cousin
3x Removed | 4th Cousin
1x Removed | 5th Cousin
1x Removed | 6th Cousin 0.01% | 6th Cousin
1x Removed |
(Great)6
Grandchild | (Great)5 Grand
Niece/Nephew | 1st Cousin
6x Removed | 2nd Cousin
5x Removed | 3rd Cousin
4x Removed | 4th Cousin
1x Removed | 5th Cousin
2x Removed | 6th Cousin
1x Removed | 7th Cousin 0.003% |
closely related | distantly related |
Notes
- This chart does not account for identical twins or inbreeding. Identical twins share 100% of their genes, so their children (who would be cousins) would share more like 25% of their genes instead of the listed 12.5%. Inbreeding could also increase the amount of shared genetics, albeit in a more complicated way.
- The percentages here refer to shared allosomal (or sex) chromosomes only (i.e. X and Y chromosomes). All canines likely share over 99% of their autosomal DNA: "There is very little genetic difference between any dog and any wolf, coyote, or jackal, etc., so little, in fact, that genetic tests cannot tell how much wolf is in deliberately bred wolf-dogs."
- If you're confused by all that jibber-jabber, don't worry! The key point here is anyone more distant than, say, a third cousin will share overwhelmingly little of the same genes.
Sources & More Information
- Family Relationship Chart
- Degrees of Relation and Number of Genes Shared
- Wolves, Wolf-Dogs & Phenotypes
Credit
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