Bari, also written bali, belongs to the language of family and community tradition in this archive. The earlier article tried to explain that social system through chromosomes. That explanation was not supported by genetic evidence and has been withdrawn.
What chromosomes tell us
The National Human Genome Research Institute explains that people typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes, receiving one chromosome in each pair from each parent. This does not support the earlier suggestion that a named lineage can be understood simply as an unchanged Y chromosome passed through the maternal line.
What a cultural account can tell us
A description of how families record kinship is different from a genetic test. Bari or surname alone should not be used to diagnose inherited conditions, establish biological relatedness or guarantee the health of future children.
For the vocabulary of the original collection, see surnames and bari and the archival bari list. These are cultural records, not medical assessments.
