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Background
Our genetic mix of our parents, each of which
contributed half in our genetic. May we come from different regions of the planet
DNA mitochondria is unaffected by other genetic exchanges. Mitochondria have own DNA separate with others DNA.
Aim
To trace back who is the real ancestor of human being.
Definition
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell which
contain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are passed only from mother to offspring. Mitochondrial Eve is the name given by researchers to the woman who is defined as the matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) for all currently living humans.
mitochondria that have been passed from mother to daughter for countless generations. Male sperm contains only enough mitochondria to power the sperm to the surface of the egg it does not enter the egg.
7 daughters of eve (Over the past ten years, scientists research has identified just seven women, who lived thousands of years ago, from whom almost everyone in Europe is directly descended through the maternal line
Cases
The genetic survey that produced the whole
Mitochondrial Eve scenario didn't just sample Africans and Europeans it sampled genes from people all over the planet. When mitochondrial DNA was compared, the survey discovered a startling result. Fundamental similarities in mitochondrial DNA in living humans suggested that we all contain genetic material from a single woman who was living in Africa around 200,000 years ago.