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Mitochondrial Eve
The name given by advocates of the replacement model of modern Homo sapiens to the last presumed common ancestor of modern humans based on a comparison of mitochondrial DNA from around the world. She is presumed to have lived about 200,000 years ago.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Anthropology
- Category: Physical anthropology
- Company: Palomar College
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