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    ancestry

    US /ˈænˌsɛstri/

    ・

    UK /ˈænsestri/

    B2
    n.NounFamily or race from which a person is descended
    The family can trace their ancestry back to ancient royalty that lived over five hundred years ago

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    How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas

    05:55How the discovery of DNA changed the world – and my life | BBC Ideas
    • Analysing DNA sequences has now reached the public in the form of commercial genetic testing by companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe.

      Analysing DNA sequences has now reached the public in the form of commercial genetic testing by companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe.

    • by companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe.

      by companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe.

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    Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

    11:49Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
    • of Scotland also became King of England, because of his somewhat unique family ancestry in

      of Scotland also became King of England, because of his somewhat unique family ancestry in

    • of Scotland also became King of England, because of his somewhat unique family ancestry in

      of Scotland also became King of England, because of his somewhat unique family ancestry in

    B1

    Germany’s AfD party classified as extreme-right by German intelligence | BBC News

    04:19Germany’s AfD party classified as extreme-right by German intelligence | BBC News
    • According to the agency, the AfD wants to exclude people from the democratic process based on their ancestry or ethnicity, and this it said is incompatible with the German Constitution.

      According to the agency, the AfD wants to exclude people from the democratic process based on their ancestry or ethnicity, and this it said is incompatible with the German Constitution.

    • According to the agency, the AfD wants to exclude people from the democratic process based on their ancestry or ethnicity,

      According to the agency, the AfD wants to exclude people from the democratic process based on their ancestry or ethnicity,

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    遺伝子の研究者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    14:20遺伝子の研究者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • And Lenny Kravitz has a pretty diverse ancestry.

      And Lenny Kravitz has a pretty diverse ancestry.

    • He has Russian Jewish ancestry from his father's side.

      He has Russian Jewish ancestry from his father's side.

    B2

    古人類学者だけど「原始人」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    17:38古人類学者だけど「原始人」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • So if you have any ancestry from Europe or from Asia, you probably have got some Neanderthal genes.

      So if you have any ancestry from Europe or from Asia, you probably have got some Neanderthal genes.

    • So if you have any ancestry from Europe or from Asia, you probably have got some Neanderthal genes.

      So if you have any ancestry from Europe or from Asia, you probably have got some Neanderthal genes.

    B2

    'Black Panther's Michael B. Jordan & Chadwick Boseman on Cultural Impact & Identity | MTV News

    17:34'Black Panther's Michael B. Jordan & Chadwick Boseman on Cultural Impact & Identity | MTV News
    • An African-American conflict with identity is that you don't have there's been a severing of your past and your ancestry.

      An African-American conflict with identity is that you don't have there's been a severing of your past and your ancestry.

    • of your past and your ancestry.

      of your past and your ancestry.

    A2

    TEDMED - Culture is Prevention

    18:15TEDMED - Culture is Prevention
    • by "we" I mean white Americans of European ancestry.

      by "we" I mean white Americans of European ancestry.

    • And by we, I mean, white Americans of European ancestry.

      And by we, I mean, white Americans of European ancestry.

    B1

    Surname Extinction: When will we all be "Smiths"?

    05:08Surname Extinction: When will we all be "Smiths"?
    • Ancestry counts surnames with less than 50 carriers left as endangered, which in England and Wales would currently be names such as Pober, Mirren, Fabland—uh, Fabland.

      Ancestry counts surnames with less than 50 carriers left as endangered, which in England and Wales would currently be names such as Pober, Mirren, Fabland—uh, Fabland.

    • Ancestry counts surnames with less than

      Ancestry counts surnames with less than

    B1

    When Religions Go Bad And Cause Harm

    39:53When Religions Go Bad And Cause Harm
    • They're rooted in a place, in a land, in an ancestry.

      They're rooted in a place, in a land, in an ancestry.

    • They're rooted in a place, in a land, in an ancestry.

      They're rooted in a place, in a land, in an ancestry.

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    Please Stop Buying Home Genetic Tests | 23andMe Controversy

    10:08Please Stop Buying Home Genetic Tests | 23andMe Controversy
    • These home testing kits initially gained popularity by promising to give you some information about where your ancestry stemmed from.

      These home testing kits initially gained popularity by promising to give you some information about where your ancestry stemmed from.

    • These home testing kits initially gain popularity by promising to give you some information about where your ancestry stemmed from.

      These home testing kits initially gain popularity by promising to give you some information about where your ancestry stemmed from.

    B1