ancestry-based grouping
noun phraseUK /ˈæn.ses.tri beɪst ˈɡruː.pɪŋ/
US /ˈæn.ses.tri beɪst ˈɡruː.pɪŋ/
A way of putting people together because they come from the same family or background.
The class made an ancestry-based grouping for a family history project.
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2. Sorting animals or plants by the family lines they come from.
Scientists used ancestry-based grouping to study the wolves.
3. A method in data work that clusters records by shared family origins.
The census used ancestry-based grouping to organize the records.
4. A way of organizing people in a study by where their ancestors lived.
The health survey relied on ancestry-based grouping for its results.