Comment on Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So if you look at a family tree, the bloodline is the direct order from person a to person b, with everyone in the middle. It doesn’t include everyone else that isn’t in that direct path.
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Does the line go directly from mom or dad?
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Whichever path it takes. It will only go in a single path unless you have some incestuous relationships. And if that happens and multiple routes work, it doesn’t matter which one you take.
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 month ago
So does the line go towards grandpa at mom’s side, or dad’s side?
Mesophar@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It would generally be between a person and a specific ancestors of theirs, so that depends on who is is tracking towards. Often it will be qualified with something like “Paternal Bloodline” or such, in which case it would follow the father, the father’s father, the father’s father’s father, etc. Or for royalty, it would track from some historical sovereign figure and follow their legitimate heirs down to the individual being examined.