Third-degree relatives constitute a category of family members that constitutes a segment of the extended family and includes first cousins, great grandparents and great grandchildren.[1] The term is most commonly used in reference to the amount of genetic overlap that exists between two sets of people, with third-degree relatives sharing approximately 12.5% of their genes.[2]
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- ^ "First, Second and Third Degree Relative". Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. https://www.bcbst.com/mpmanual/First_and_Second_Degree_Relative.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Ludman, Mark (2009). The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. p. 101. https://books.google.com/books?id=kXaMjwItP0oC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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