母系血统

而客家和广府人则与南方原住民族在母系血统上有更多的交融。

Both Cantonese and Hakka populations show more gene flow from the southern natives in the maternal lineage .

关于社会或家族的；由女性统治的或者具有通过母系血统传承的。

Of societies or families ; being female dominated or having descent traced through the female line .

根据历史，女性的权力、声誉和财富都是处于较高水平的，这与她们的母系血统有关。

Historically , women had a relatively high level of power , prestige and wealth , related to their matrilineal descent .

他的母系是英国血统。

He is English on his mother 's side .

追溯父系和母系双边的血统。

Line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family .

人类仅能从母亲身上遗传线粒体DNA（线粒体DNA是严格的母系遗传），所以只有母系血统能使用追踪线粒体DNA的方法。

People inherit mitochondria only from their mothers , which is why only the female line of descent can be tracked using them .