http://pnews.org/ Progressive News & Views (since 1982)
While the most recent male common ancestor identified through the y-chromosome lived 60,000 years ago, the most recent female common ancestor traced through mitochondrial DNA lived around 150,000 years ago. Whether an individual can be identified as our single common ancestor is open to debate. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1212_021213_journeyofman_2.h tml James A. Mulick, Ph.D. Professor, Pediatrics & Psychology The Ohio State University -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hank Roth Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 7:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [pnews-views] Re: Sense of humor? http://pnews.org/ Progressive News & Views (since 1982) Also see National Geographic Genographic Project for tracing the mitrochonrdrial route out of Africa - https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ Hank On Fri, 16 Jun 2006, James a. Mulick, PhD wrote: > http://pnews.org/ > Progressive News & Views (since 1982) > > Not bad, Warren. However, I think you are thinking of the > mitochondrial DNA from a female common ancestor of us all, but she > came from Africa. She is the only Eve we who live now can all claim. > There is also a genetic Adam from whom whom we male humans are all > (those living today) descended, but I am not sure of the genetic > aspect he contributed (possibly the Y chromosome). Chrosomal Adam, > however, did not live at the same time as Mitochondrial Eve, missing > her by many many thousands of years. I take your point about who got > there first, however. Nobody promised anybody any land, especially not > any of the gods. Also, just to clarify, there were no people (no primates even) when the earth sported only one continent. > James A. Mulick, Ph.D. > Professor, Pediatrics & Psychology > The Ohio State University > > (o) 614-355-8315 (f) 614-355-8361 > Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [No Institutional Endorsement of Message Content Implied - or even > very likely] > > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| pnews-news - (NEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsub" in subject to pnews-news-request(at)inyourface.info pnews-views - (VIEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" as subject to pnews-views-request(at)inyourface.info |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Everything begins at The Worm Hole: http://pnews.org/ ----- Something Really Nice for your Honey - http://blackhillsg0ld.com/ Something Really Sexy for Her for Holloween: http://tinyurl.com/q878y --------------------------------------------- NEVER pay for a podcast again: Check it out - http://tinyurl.com/mnr7r ----- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| pnews-news - (NEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsub" in subject to pnews-news-request(at)inyourface.info pnews-views - (VIEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" as subject to pnews-views-request(at)inyourface.info |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Everything begins at The Worm Hole: http://pnews.org/ ----- Something Really Nice for your Honey - http://blackhillsg0ld.com/ Something Really Sexy for Her for Holloween: http://tinyurl.com/q878y --------------------------------------------- NEVER pay for a podcast again: Check it out - http://tinyurl.com/mnr7r -----
