Monday, December 10, 2012

November 27th - Mitochondrial Eve

Mitochondrial Eve

Mitochondrial Eve is the maternal ancestor of all living humans that lived 200,000 years ago. All humans carry mitochondrial DNA that can be traced back to this single woman. The discovery of Mitochondrial Eve has changed the way we view evolution.


source: http://io9.com/5878996/how-mitochondrial-eve-connected-all-humanity-and-rewrote-human-evolution



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