Lineage may refer to:

Science

Lineage (anthropology) A lineage is a unilineal descent group that can demonstrate their common descent from a known apical ancestor. Unilineal lineages can be matrilineal or patrilineal, depending on whether they are traced through mothers or fathers, respectively. W ...

, a group that can demonstrate its common descent from an apical ancestor or a direct line of descent from an ancestor *

Lineage (evolution) An evolutionary lineage is a temporal series of populations, organisms, cells, or genes connected by a continuous line of descent from ancestor to descendant.The Oxford English Dictionary defines biological lineage as "a sequence of species each of ...

, a temporal sequence of individuals, populations or species which represents a continuous line of descent *

Lineage (genetic) A genetic lineage, also known as genetic pedigree, is a series of mutations which connect an ancestral genetic type (allele, haplotype, or haplogroup) to derivative type. In cases where the genetic tree is very bushy the order of mutations in the li ...

Lineage markers The lineage markers are characteristic molecules for cell lineages, e.g. cell surface markers, mRNAs, or internal proteins. Certain antibodies can be used to detect or purify cells with these markers by binding to their surface antigens. A standar ...

Data lineage Data lineage includes the data origin, what happens to it, and where it moves over time. Data lineage gives visibility while greatly simplifying the ability to trace errors back to the root cause in a data analytics process. It also enables repl ...

Gaming

Lineage (series) ''Lineage'' (Korean: 리니지) is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCSoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millio ...

, a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game franchise ** ''Lineage'' (video game), the original 1998 game ** ''

Lineage II ''Lineage II'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and the second game in the ''Lineage'' series. It is a prequel to ''Lineage'' and is set 150 years before the first game. It has become popular sinc ...

'', a 2003 prequel to ''Lineage'' ** ''

Lineage III ''Throne and Liberty'' (also known as ''TL'') is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by NCSoft. It was supposed to be part of the ''Lineage'' series and a sequel to the first ''Lineage'' game, but it was repurpose ...

'', an upcoming sequel to ''Lineage II'' ** ''

Lineage W ''Lineage W'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by NCSoft. It is a fifth major installment of the ''Lineage'' series by using all elements from '' Lineage'' game and sharing some elements with ...

'', 3D mobile version of Lineage aiming for global service * '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'', a series of short films based on the ''Assassin's Creed II'' video game

Television

* "Lineage" (''Angel''), a 2003 episode of the television series ''Angel'' * "Lineage" (''Smallville''), a 2002 episode of television series ''Smallville'' * "Lineage" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 2001 episode of the television series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "Lineage", a 2012 episode of the television series ''Revenge'' (season 2)

Other fields

Embraer Lineage The Embraer Lineage 1000 is a variant of the Embraer 190 regional jet airliner, launched as a private jet on May 2, 2006. Manufactured by the Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer, the Lineage is advertised as an "ultra-large" business jet with comfo ...

, business jet *

Lineage (Buddhism) A lineage in Buddhism is a line of transmission of the Buddhist teaching that is "theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself." The acknowledgement of the transmission can be oral, or certified in documents. Several branches of Buddhism, in ...

, line of transmission of Buddhist teachers *

Zen lineage charts Zen lineage charts depict the transmission of the dharma from one generation to another. They developed during the Tang dynasty, incorporating elements from Indian Buddhism and East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, but were first published at the end of ...

, lines of transmission of Zen teachers * Line of transmission of

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...

teachers and/or founders *

LineageOS LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. a ...

, an open-source operating system {{disambiguation