Abstract
Studies of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA have provided evidence that all modern humans have a common, 200,000 year old African ancestor. Recent studies of Y chromosome variation support this view and suggest that males and females have contributed differentially to human genome variation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Current Biology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 14 1999 |
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Human evolution : Sex-specific contributions to genome variation. / Disotell, Todd.
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