mitochondrial Eve hypothesis
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific theory
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| gptkbp:basedOn |
mitochondrial DNA analysis
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Y-chromosomal_Adam_hypothesis
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| gptkbp:describes |
most recent woman from whom all living humans descend matrilineally
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| gptkbp:doesNotImply |
first human woman
only woman alive at the time |
| gptkbp:estimatesDate |
about 150,000 to 200,000 years ago
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
mitochondrial Eve hypothesis
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Mark_Stoneking
gptkb:Allan_C._Wilson gptkb:Rebecca_L._Cann 1987 all living humans share a common maternal ancestor mitochondrial Eve lived in Africa |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:mitochondrial_DNA
human evolution |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
studies of human migration
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:mitochondrial_DNA
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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