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WilliamMorris420 t1_j1wef86 wrote

Reply to comment by Octavus in What is the ‘widest’ ancestral generation? by vesuvisian

So why is he the only one, noted as a descendant and not everybody else?

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Octavus t1_j1wgus9 wrote

He has the same mitochondrial DNA haplotype as Cheddar Man, which isn't passed down by males so isn't actually evidence at all that he is a descendant of Cheddar Man. Only that the share the same female ancestor.

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Minniechild t1_j1x4a8f wrote

I would suggest because he lives within walking distance of where Cheddar Man’s remains were found, and also due to the similarities in their faces which make for a nice Personal Interest Piece

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j1x7xdb wrote

They already knew that he was a descendant or at least related. The visual reconstruction, came after the DNA tests.

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