3 example sentences using patrilinear.
Patrilinear used in a sentence
Patrilinear in a sentence as an adjective
If you go 30 generations back, you might have a billion ancestors, but only 30 patrilinear ones.
The article uses somewhat confusing language, but I think this is about the most recent common patrilinear ancestor; now older than what was assumed before.
We have technology to measure patrilinear ancestry through the Y chromosome, and matrilinear ancestry through the mitochondrial DNA.
Patrilinear definitions
adjective
based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society"
See also: patrilineal