Patrilateral parallel cousin marriage involves the marriage of:
a. two cousins belonging to the same male descent line and lineage.
b. two cousins belonging to different male descent lines and lineages.
c. a cousin belonging to a male descent line and a cousin of a female descent line.
d. siblings from the same mother and father.
ANSWER:
a
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