Grandparents are the parents of a person`s father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing creature who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc., though the numbers can be lower due to pedigree collapse. In the histor.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparent
(from the article `consanguinity`) ...of this principle is most easily demonstrated by example. If a brother and sister married, their offspring would have one chance in four of ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/59