Y-chromosomal Adam hypothesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:basedOn genetic evidence
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Mitochondrial_Eve_hypothesis
gptkbp:describes most recent common ancestor of all living human males via patrilineal line
gptkbp:doesNotImply contemporaneity with Mitochondrial Eve
only man alive at the time
gptkbp:estimatedTimeframe approximately 200,000 to 300,000 years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Y-chromosomal Adam hypothesis
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:biblical_Adam
gptkbp:proposedBy all living men share a single male ancestor
gptkbp:relatedTo human evolution
patrilineal descent
Y-chromosome
gptkbp:studiedBy population geneticists
gptkbp:usedIn studies of human migration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mitochondrial_Eve_hypothesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7