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Select all that applyWhich of the following statements about bifurcate merging kinship terminology are true?Multiple select question.Mother’s brother and father’s sister are merged under the same term.Mother and mother’s sister are merged under the same term.Father and father’s brother have different terms.The mother’s side and father’s side are split.Need help? Review these concept resources.

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Select all that applyWhich of the following statements about bifurcate merging kinship terminology are true?Multiple select question.Mother’s brother and father’s sister are merged under the same term.Mother and mother’s sister are merged under the same term.Father and father’s brother have different terms.The mother’s side and father’s side are split.Need help? Review these concept resources.

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  • Mother’s brother and father’s sister are merged under the same term.
  • Mother and mother’s sister are merged under the same term.

In bifurcate merging kinship terminology, the same term is used for mother and mother's sister, and another term is used for mother's brother and father's sister. However, father and father's brother do not have different terms, they are merged under the same term. The mother’s side and father’s side are not split, they are merged.

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