original_query: How do familial ties play a role in inheritance, irrespective of gender?
query: How did familial ties play a role in inheritance according to the Sadducees, irrespective of gender?
answer: The Sadducees, in contrast to Pharisaic tradition, considered familial proximity irrespective of gender when dividing inheritance.  They argued that if a great-granddaughter could inherit, then a daughter should also inherit, even if sons existed.