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ajovialmolecule t1_j2eheo5 wrote

Reply to comment by skrybll in Why is Mitochondrial Eve dated to 150-170,000 years go? by jayhovian

So, I understand that this is a simplified example, but I’ll ask anyway. Is it know how many daughters mitochondrial Eve would have had? Everyone can trace back to her, which means not everyone can trace back to her daughters — right?

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OlyScott t1_j2ey78p wrote

You only get mitochondria from your mother, never your father. Your biological mother got her mitochondrial DNA from her biological mother, and so on and so on back to Mitochondrial Eve. Yes, everyone's matrilineal line goes back to one of her daughters.

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jayhovian OP t1_j2eyk05 wrote

As i understand it she must have had atleast 2 daughters.

How many she really had cannot be known.

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mouse_8b t1_j2fstp7 wrote

Mostly right. Realistically, her daughters and further lineage were all the same for a few generations until a new mutation occurred.

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