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Grandfather

Grandfather

a fathers or mothers father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs.

(Science: zoology) see Dady longlegs.


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Am I the Next Step in Human Evolution?

... many children - its an attempt to "evolve" out of their difficulty. It's not a conscious decision, but I think its in the DNA. My great grandfather came from an economically depressed region, he had 9 children. They were more economically successful, averaged three children, and their ...

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by Rap
Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:44 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Am I the Next Step in Human Evolution?
Replies: 18
Views: 12525

Genetics behind hazel eyes?

... story. My Great Grandmother and Great Grand Father (grandmas side) both have blue eyes and of course passed it onto my grandmother (bb, bb). My grandfather however has brown eyes so of course he has at least 1 allele for brown eyes, the other unknown. Now, my mother however has hazel eyes (green ...

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by Montario
Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:00 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetics behind hazel eyes?
Replies: 1
Views: 3626

Re: Sound and how the brain reacts to it

Mem! That is so cool you and these other people have these sensations, I too have had them since I was little. I would make my grandmother and grandfather color with me because I loved the sound of the crayons and colored pencils against the paper, it is like a narcotic to me. It relaxes my whole ...

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by KatieJane27
Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:56 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sound and how the brain reacts to it
Replies: 81
Views: 77186

Which Is Genetically Worse?

... a conversation about which would be worse (thanks to the granfather paradox which states it'd be impossible to go back in time and be your own grandfather) having a child with a grandparent or having a child with a cousin. I voted grandmother because there wasn't as much "new" DNA ...

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by LexiNova
Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Which Is Genetically Worse?
Replies: 2
Views: 978

Re: two different color eyes

... been like that since the day he was born. im just wondering if this is genetic? i know his parents dont have that, my grandmother has blue and my grandfather has brown. and neither my sister or i have that, she has brown and i have blue. but im just curious if maybe it skips a generation or something ...

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by questions89
Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:44 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: two different color eyes
Replies: 139
Views: 211698
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