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The First of Us
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The First of Us

You've learned how the entire universe traces back to a single beginning, the Big Bang. But even much closer to home, in our own species, scientists have traced something remarkable back to a single starting point too. 

The Mother of Us All

Almost all of your DNA inside your cells is a mix from both of your parents. But one tiny part is different. It passes down only from mother to child, virtually unchanged, for tens of thousands of years. This has allowed scientists to trace our family tree back to a single woman called Mitochondrial Eve.

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Meet the Mother of Us All

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What happened to the other tribes that attempted the same migration out of Africa?

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