A significant advantage of unilineal descent groups is that they
A) facilitate property inheritance.
B) determine residence.
C) dictate appropriate marriage partners.
D) control the choice of a chief.

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Unilineal descent groups, which trace kinship through either the male or female line but not both, simplify the process of property inheritance by clearly defining who belongs to the descent group and is thus eligible to inherit property. This system reduces ambiguity over inheritance rights.

A Significant Advantage of Unilineal Descent Groups Is That They