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mitochondrial Eve: a standalone construct

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the most recent woman from whom all living humans inherit their mitochondrial DNA, traced to Africa.

In genetics, mitochondrial Eve refers to the most recent woman from whom all living humans inherit their mitochondrial DNA, traced to Africa. This meaning comes from Cann (1987) in Nature.[1]

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  1. Cann, R. L., Stoneking, M., & Wilson, A. C. (1987). Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution. Nature, 325(6099), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1038/325031a0

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