41. At the same time, matrilineal descent remains the norm in Conservative halakha. 42. Hence, mitochondrial transmission is matrilineal and tells a female-centered plot line. 43. Lesbian relationships are also known in matrilineal societies in Ghana among the Akan people. 44. Traditionally, Hopi are organized into matrilineal clans. 45. They follow makkattayam ( matrilineal ) heritage system. 46. The Yaka people are a matrilineal society that includes patrilineal lineage as family name. 47. As a matrilineal society, property and land rights are inherited through the mother. 48. Lieberman's mother and Ullman's matrilineal great-grandmother were sisters. 49. It refers to the exogamous matrilineal clans and is found amongst most caste groups. 50. Some scholars have even posited a matrilineal succession.
