Mitochondrial Eve
Evolution Talk
English - July 13, 2015 05:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Mitochondrial DNA is only inherited from your mother. Everyone alive on earth today can trace their lineage back to Mitochondrial Eve. We know this because we’ve all received our Mitochondrial DNA from her. It has been passed down generation by generation from mother to daughter.