section_path: Kinship terminology/Degrees of kinship
section_name: Degrees of kinship
paragraph_text: Degrees of kinship
  
  A first-degree relative is one who shares 50% of your DNA through direct inheritance, such as a full sibling, parent or progeny.
  
  There is another measure for the degree of relationship, which is determined by counting up generations to the first common ancestor and back down to the target individual, which is used for various genealogical and legal purposes.