An aunt is a person who is the
- sister,
- half-sister or
- sister-in-law
- Aunts are second-degree relatives and share 25% genetic overlap when they are the full sister of the parent.
- A half-aunt is a half-sister of one's parent and is a third-degree relative with 12.5% genetic overlap.
- If the aunt is a sister-in-law, direct genetic overlap will typically be 0%, as this person entered the family through marriage and typically is not a blood relative.
A grand-aunt or great-aunt is the
- sister or
- sister-in-law of a grandparent.
Note
- Those that share the same mother (but different fathers) are known as uterine siblings or maternal half-brothers/half-sisters.
- Those that share the same father (but different mothers) are known as agnate siblings or paternal half-brothers/half-sisters.
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