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Meaning of "mitochondrial eve"

Mitochondrial Eve refers to the most recent common ancestor of all humans through the maternal line. It is a concept in genetics and anthropology that suggests tracing back the lineage of all living humans to a single woman who lived in Africa thousands of years ago
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  • The matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living humans, i.e., the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line purely through their mothers, and through the mothers of those mothers, back until all lines converge on one woman.

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mitochondrial eve
And mitochondrial eve.
The mtDNA of all living humans is inherited from mitochondrial Eve.
Mitochondrial eve studies have been suggesting this over and over again.
To the most recent common ancestor Mitochondrial Eve is the name scientists have given.
Mitochondrial Eve is the name scientists have given.
This is far more recent than when Mitochondrial Eve lived.
Mitochondrial Eve is simply the most recent common ancestor of mtDNA.
Fossilized remains of a young woman who may actually be Mitochondrial Eve.
Mitochondrial Eve is simply the matrilineal most recent common ancestor.
The scientists named this common female ancestor Mitochondrial Eve.
Mitochondrial Eve is the most recent common matrilineal ancestor for all modern humans.
She is commonly called Mitochondrial Eve.
Mitochondrial Eve in popular culture.
Who may actually be Mitochondrial Eve.
But Mitochondrial Eve was not the first female human.

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All these women in turn shared a common maternal ancestor, the Mitochondrial Eve.
The point is that Mitochondrial Eve can only be retrospectively crowned.
Mitochondrial Eve hypothesis.
Years ago in Africa, Mitochondrial Eve was born.
Thus, the mitochondrial Eve does not substantiate the existence of a biblical Eve.
Mitochondrial Eve is the most recent common matrilineal ancestor, not the most recent common ancestor.
In other words, mitochondrial Eve was not a Biblical Eve.
Thus, mitochondrial Eve would have created two different mitochondrial lineages ( haplogroups ).
Secondly, mitochondrial Eve is not the most recent ancestor shared by all humans.

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