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Do all humans have common ancestor?


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According to human genetics:

  1. Humans have a common ancestor.
  2. They are named Mitochondrial eve.
  3. They lived in South Africa around 1,00,000 to 2,00,000 years ago.
  4. It represents the matrilineal most recent common ancestor.
  5. Thus, theoretically proven that all ancestors have a common ancestor.

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