offspring
Let an agent explain offspring as a biological and kinship concept, distinguish it from descendants in general and from related terms such as brood and progeny, relay how offspring figure in genetics, ecology and law, and separate the concept from unrelated aliases.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain offspring as a biological and kinship concept, distinguish it from descendants in general and from related terms such as brood and progeny, relay how offspring figure in genetics, ecology and law, and separate the concept from unrelated aliases.
The young produced by a person, animal or plant, the descendants in the first degree, as children of parents, litters and broods of animals and, by extension, offshoots and progeny of plants and organisms; the registry entry also gathers aliases such as Brood X, a periodical cicada brood, and unrelated names, which are examples or noise rather than the concept.
What it is for: Not applicable; a biological and kinship relation.
It can be explain the concept and distinctions; relay uses in genetics and ecology; relay legal and kinship aspects; separate unrelated aliases.
Distinguishing features
First-degree relation
Biological and legal senses
Applies across organisms
Unit of reproduction
What it looks like
Not a visible object as a concept; children, young animals, seedlings.
How it is recognised
First-degree descendants
Children, litters, broods, offshoots
Descendants include later generations; siblings share parents but are not offspring of each other
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, first degree
is a kind of - in registry terms
is produced by - sexual or asexual
is contrasted with - the reciprocal relation
In practice
Families and kinds
human children, biological and adopted
animal offspring: litters, broods, clutches
plant offspring: seedlings and offshoots
clonal offspring
broods of periodical insects such as Brood X, as an example
Standards and regulation
Family law on parentage and adoption
Animal breeding regulations
Genetic and pedigree recording standards
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing offspring with all descendants
Conflating biological and legal parentage
Sense confusion with unrelated aliases
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What offspring are.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and distinctions.
Definition
Definition.
- What are offspring, and how do they differ from descendants, siblings and progeny in usage? definition
- Is the question about offspring in general or about a specific brood or unrelated alias? boundary
Kinds
Kinds across organisms.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How are offspring produced and named across humans, animals and plants? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Biology Genetics and ecology.
Science.
Genetics
Inheritance.
Genetics
Genetics.
- How do offspring inherit traits, and how is relatedness calculated? provenance
- Which entry fits heredity? action
Ecology
Reproductive strategies.
Ecology
Ecology.
- How do numbers of offspring and parental care vary across species, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Law Law and kinship.
Law.
Parentage
Parentage.
Parentage
Parentage.
- How do laws define parentage, and how do adoption and assisted reproduction affect it, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own family or legal case, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Records
Records and pedigrees.
Records
Records.
- How are offspring recorded in genealogy and animal pedigrees? provenance
- Which entry fits genealogy? action
Context Language and examples.
Context.
Language
Words.
Language
Language.
- What words for offspring exist across languages and registers? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- What is Brood X, and why is it listed as an alias? provenance
- Which entry fits periodical cicadas? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should child and brood be the primary linked entries?
- How should genetics references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for a cicada brood and unrelated names; should they be removed?