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family tree
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chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure
A family tree is a chart that shows how people in a family are related to each other, typically displayed in a branching structure that resembles an actual tree. It helps people understand and keep track of their family connections across generations.
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Encyclopedic overview
Example of a family tree. Reading left to right Lucas Grey is the father of three children, the grandfather of five grandchildren and the great-grandfather of three siblings Joseph, John and Laura Wetter. Family tree showing the relationship of each person to the orange person, including cousins and gene share A family tree, also called a genealogical tree or a pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. More detailed family trees, used in medicine and social work, are known as genograms.
Representations of family history
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “family tree” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.