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proband

English translation: proband

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Danish term or phrase:proband
English translation:proband
Entered by: Barbara Østergaard

19:52 Nov 19, 2002
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Genealogy / genealogy
Danish term or phrase: proband
Title or relation for a person in a family history.
Is this simply the researcher ?
Paul Svensson
Local time: 16:08
proband
Explanation:
Not the researcher; the "starting" person in a family tree. See also the reference below.
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Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Local time: 22:08
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2proband
Mats Wiman
4 +1proband
Barbara Østergaard


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
proband


Explanation:
proband en -er
(biol.) propositus, proband;
(mht. test) subject;
(mht. arvelighedsundersøgelse) proband


    Gyldendals dan>eng+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 22:08
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Østergaard
21 mins
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
7 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
proband


Explanation:
Not the researcher; the "starting" person in a family tree. See also the reference below.


    Reference: http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/facdic02.htm
Barbara Østergaard
Denmark
Local time: 22:08
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matt Nichols: You get the agree for explaining what a 'proband' is - I had no idea!
14 hrs
  -> thanks :o)
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