According to genetics, Mitochondrial Eve is supposedly our most recent common female ancestor. Since mitochondrial DNA is passed down through the mother without any recombination, it is possible that every living human now would have the same mitchondrial DNA as her. She would have lived about 200,000 years ago in East Africa. She is also the female counterpart to the most recent common male ancestor Y-Chromosomal Adam.
No comments:
Post a Comment