Editing Unilineality (section)

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{{Anthropology of kinship |concepts}}
'''Unilineality''' is a system of determining [[descent group]]s in which one belongs to one's father's or mother's line, whereby one's descent is traced either exclusively through male ancestors (patriline), or exclusively through female ancestors (matriline).  Both [[patrilineality]] and [[matrilineality]] are types of unilineal descent. The main types of the unilineal descent groups are [[Lineage (anthropology)|lineage]]s and [[clan]]s.

A lineage is a unilineal descent group that can demonstrate their common descent from a known [[Most recent common ancestor|apical ancestor]]. It is also called the simple unilineal descent.