Everyone with Blue Eyes May Descend from a Single Human Ancestor

Re:Everyone with Blue Eyes May Descend from a Single Human A... by smeagull on Saturday April 22, 2023 @10:15AM (#35666811)

Not necessarily true. All humans (Everyone with two legs) have a single ancestor 100k years ago, yet I'm pretty sure humans with two legs are older than that.

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Re:Everyone with Blue Eyes May Descend from a Single Human A... by ashwagary on Saturday April 22, 2023 @01:53PM (#35669180)

>All humans (Everyone with two legs) have a single ancestor 100k years ago

There was a black American that died in South Carolina somewhat recently that gained his Y chromosome from a man older than the common ancestor of most men, Y-Adam.

>Perry did not descend from the genetic Adam. In fact, his Y chromosome was so distinct that his male lineage probably separated from all others about 338,000 years ago [0]

[0] https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23240-the-father-of-a...

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Re:Everyone with Blue Eyes May Descend from a Single Human A... by smeagull on Sunday April 23, 2023 @06:54PM (#35681533)

I believe you, they are calculated from statistics after all. It's difficult to claim 100%.

On the other hand, he died so...

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