[ **up:** [[Genealogy]]** ] --- # Matriline [[2025-0313. Matriline 'is a term used in genetic genealogy to describe the line of descent through the all-female line.'|Matriline 'is a term used in genetic genealogy to describe the line of descent through the all-female line.']][^1] > The **matriline** is a term used in genetic genealogy to describe the line of descent through the all-female line. It also sometimes known as the **[[Enatic|enatic]]**, **uterine** or **umbilical** line.[^2] [^1]: ‘Matriline’, *International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wik*i, updated 10 November 2013, https://isogg.org/wiki/Matriline. [^2]: ‘Matriline’, *International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wik*i, updated 10 November 2013, https://isogg.org/wiki/Matriline.