Both matrilineal and patrilineal patterns of descent build kinship groups through either one genealogical line (the mother's side) or the other (the father's side). What anthropological concept does this reflect?

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Matrilineal and patrilineal patterns of descent reflect the anthropological concept of unilineality, which is the tracing of kinship through only one genealogical line, either the father's or mother's side.

Both Matrilineal and Patrilineal Patterns of Descent Build Kinship Groups