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Bilateral Descent (DGP_2)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
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- Name
bilateralDescent- Attribute
- DGP Descent Group Pattern
- Definition
- A descent pattern in which individuals define themselves as being at the centre of a group of kin composed more or less equally of relatives from both paternal and maternal lines.
- Description
- In a bilateral descent pattern, every biological ancestor and descendent is considered to have social standing as a relative.
- Accepted
- 2021-01-04
- Defined by
- NAS
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.