Multiple choice

When two persons are descendants of a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by

  1. full blood

  2. uterine blood

  3. half blood

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife. Option (2) is incorrect: Two persons are said to be related to each other by uterine blood when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands. Option (3) is correct: Two persons are said to be related to each other by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor but by different wives.