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[-] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Second cousins you don't share even blood

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Second cousin in my country is a cousin from the part not related to any of my parents of one of my cousins. What is weird of that?

For example, my cousin is one of my father's brother son, then my second cousin has to be (otherwise would be a cousin too) the daughter of the cousin's mother's brother.

If I pick a random girl I would be equally related genetically.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Uh...yeah you do. Just not very much of it

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

I don't share my blood with anyone. You keep your grubby hands to yourself.

[-] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude second cousin in my country is a cousin from the part not related to any of my parents of one of my cousins. What is weird of that?

For example, my cousin is one of my father's brother son, then my second cousin has to be (otherwise would be a cousin too) the daughter of the cousin's mother's brother.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

A second cousin is someone with whom you share a great-grandparent.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Earliest common ancestor is great-grandparent. With same number intermediaries for both people.

n^th cousin is how many "g's" in the title of the earliest common ancestor. Grandparent == one "g" = first cousin. Two gs, second cousin, etc.

"Removed" is the offset value, or the difference between how many intermediaries between the two parties and their earliest common ancestor.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Well yes, but 'second cousin' with no qualifiers implies we're talking about zero times removed. The more salient point I was trying to make was that yes, second cousins share blood

[-] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In the country this post was most likely typed, your second cousin is the cousin of your mom or dad. That's what's weird of that

[-] Curufeanor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The child of the cousin of your mom or dad actually

[-] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oh! I thought that was once removed. Did I get the two mixed up?

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. Removed is a different generation on one side. Second cousins are both children of cousins.

[-] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh. Thanks for the correction!

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