Mitochondrial Eves

A form of Mitochondrial Eve — The matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living humans, i.e., the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line purely through their mothers, and through the mothers of those mothers, back until all lines converge on one woman.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Mitochondrial Eve
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