jayhovian
jayhovian OP t1_j2eyk05 wrote
Reply to comment by ajovialmolecule in Why is Mitochondrial Eve dated to 150-170,000 years go? by jayhovian
As i understand it she must have had atleast 2 daughters.
How many she really had cannot be known.
jayhovian OP t1_j2er7rv wrote
Reply to comment by whippoorwillhunter in Why is Mitochondrial Eve dated to 150-170,000 years go? by jayhovian
Or even further back, like when the first mitochondria got gobbled up thru endosymbiosis
jayhovian OP t1_j2dylsb wrote
Reply to comment by NakoL1 in Why is Mitochondrial Eve dated to 150-170,000 years go? by jayhovian
Thats it! Like others pointed out I missed part of the definition.
Thanks for making it clear!
jayhovian OP t1_j2bas9k wrote
I understand that "she" is our maternal common ancestor. But why do we place her at 150,000 years ago? What about HER mother? Or greatgreatgreat...grand mother?
What is it that makes 150,000 years the cut off for mtDNA and not, say a million years?
mtEve's mother had the same mtDNA did she not?
jayhovian t1_jasb43z wrote
Reply to Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
Is it too late to ask a question?
Are there places in the solar system where there are "pleasant" temperatures? Or are all places either a bazillion in the sun and minus a bajillion in the shade?