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'''Rootlines''' were the name given to family units within the [[M'shinn]] species society. Due to the fact that M'shinni were all [[Gender/Legends|female]] and reproduced by [[parthenogenesis]], individuals within Rootlines all looked almost identical, and only differed due to slight genetic changes between generations. There were distinct differences, however between different Rootlines, despite all of them being direct descendants of the [[Firstmother]]&mdash;the individuals who first formed a symbiotic relationship with the [[M'shinn plant species|species]] of [[Plant/Legends|plant]] that grew on all M'shinn. Each Rootline ran an individual company and the different families competed with one another, although rarely through physical conflict.

==Sources==
*''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]'' {{1stm}}

[[Category:M'shinn culture]]