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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Mitochondrial Dna Clarifies Human Evolution (2001)

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA of the mitochondria has most commonly been used to construct evolutionary trees. New field of population genetics hopes to resolve important questions in migration theories that involve Aboriginies in Australia, North America, and...
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Tracing Ancestry With Mt Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
The most common mtDNA ancestor is an African woman named African "Eve" or Mitochondrial Eve. Good explanation of mtDNA versus nuclear DNA through visual interactive family tree.