ANTH 1131 Lecture Notes - Mitochondrial Eve, Y Chromosome, Nuclear Dna

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Assertion 1: amh evolved in africa between 250,000 and 150,000 years ago. Assertion 2: after 100,000 years ago, they spread out form their. Assertion 3: between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago, they replaced all other humans in the world, from homo erectus in asia to. Assertion 4: therefore, everyone"s mtdna (mitochondrial dna) should trace back to a single woman who lived in africa during this time if this theory is correct: This is because mtdna is passed on from the mother, only through the female line. This woman has been given the name, mitochondrial eve . Estimated movement of modern humans out of africa and into the rest of the world: Now, we can base it on genetic data as well for the migration of our ancestors. 100,000-60,000 years ago, we started moving out of africa. 35,000 years ago, we certainly arrived into europe (although there are some evidence that it was earlier) 60,000 years ago, we arrived into asia.

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