== No, a first cousin twice removed is a fairly close relative from a genetics perspective. The grandchild of your first cousin would be this relative. == Whether any particular cousin is a distant relative or a near relation is mostly a matter of how you and your family choose to define the terms. Some families have no knowledge of the grand children of their cousins and consider them distant relatives. Some families see them every day and consider them close relations.
A first cousin twice removed does not have a particularly close genetic relationship.
"Close" and "distant" are relative... no pun intended... terms, and it's not clear what you intend the distinction between the two to be. Your first cousin twice removed would be either the first cousin of one of your grandparents, or the grandchild of one of your first cousins.
Yes, you have kinship with anyone who is your cousin, no matter how many times removed. The more removed the cousin, the more distant the kinship.
You have a genetic relationship to every first cousin, whether once, twice or fifteen times removed. The greater the level of removal, the more distant the relationship.
Your grandmother's second cousin is also your second cousin, but twice removed. The twice removed means the number of generations between you. Your mother's first cousin is your first cousin once removed. If your mother's first cousin has children, they are your second cousins.
Your grandfather's first cousin is your first cousin, twice removed. His second cousin is your second cousin, twice removed.
Basically First cousins mean you have the same grandparents, but twice removed means there's TWO generations between you. So they are much older or much younger than you. see related links. Whether that is a close or distant cousin relationship is a matter of opinion and circumstance.
Your grandfather's first cousin is your first cousin, twice removed. His second cousin is your second cousin, twice removed.
The son of your first cousin, twice removed, is your first cousin, thrice (3 times) removed.
You share one of your grandparents with your first cousin, twice removed. From the point of view of your first cousin twice removed, the ancestor shared with you is his or her great great grandparent. Since you have 4 grandparents, you have received roughly 1/4 of your genetic heritage from each one. Since your cousin twice removed has 16 great great grandparents, he or she has received 1/16th of his genetic heritage from the one she shares with you. So almost 94% of your twice removed cousin's genetic heritage is from ancestors not related to you. And 75% of your genetic heritage is from ancestors not related to your twice removed cousin. This is a relatively distant relationship, although many others are even more distantly related than that.
Your first cousin's grandsons are your first cousins, twice removed.
Your grandmother's first cousin is your first cousin, twice removed. Your grandmother's second cousin is your second cousin, twice removed.