direct ancestor
1direct — di·rect 1 vt 1: to order with authority the testator direct ed that the car go to his niece 2: to order entry of (a verdict) without jury consideration the court direct ed a verdict in favor of the defendant 3: to act …
2ancestor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. ▪ immediate ▪ ancient, distant, early, remote …
3direct — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French directer, from Latin directus straight, from past participle of dirigere to direct more at dress Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. obsolete to write (a letter) to a person b. to mark… …
4ancestor — [[t]æ̱nsestə(r)[/t]] ancestors 1) N COUNT: usu pl, with poss Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. ...our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors... He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years. Ant:… …
5direct — vb 1 Direct, address, devote, apply are comparable when used reflexively with the meaning to turn or bend one s attention, energies, or abilities to something or when meaning to turn, bend, or point (as one s attention, thoughts, or efforts) to a …
6direct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 aim ADVERB ▪ mainly, mostly, primarily, principally ▪ Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better off. ▪ His anger was mostly directed towards/toward Peter …
7ancestor — A person in the direct line of descent from which a subject of interest is derived (parents, grandparents, etc.; but no collaterals or descendants). leading a. in genetic counseling given to a consultand unaffected by but possibly a carrier or a… …
8direct ascending line — The line of descent traced upward from intestate son, grandson, daughter, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter, etc., to the ancestor. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 36 …
9Most recent common ancestor — Part of a series on Genetic genealogy Concepts Population genetics Haplogroup/ Haplotype Most recent common ancestor Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups Human Y chromosome DNA haplogroups Genomics Other Y chromosome haplogroups by po …
10Last universal ancestor — Der Urvorfahr oder englisch last universal ancestor (kurz LUA, deutsch etwa „letzter allgemeiner Vorfahr“) ist ein hypothetischer letzter gemeinsamer Organismus, von welchem alle rezenten lebenden Organismen abstammen. Oft wird in diesem… …