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Originally posted by Sydney:
... There's such thing as a Mitochondrial Adam? Considering that Mitochondria are only found in the egg, not the sperm, I'd think the only way paternal lineage could be traced is by comparing regular DNA, rather than mitochondrial DNA.
Adding to your trivia, humans and chimpanzees are more closely related to each other than what horses and zebras are!
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I don't think regular DNA survives more than maybe a couple hundred years. They did a DNA test on some body in boliva supposed the Butch Cassidy. But that's the oldest one I've heard of...
As far as what humans are related too the last word I heard human DNA is very similar to most everything else, mammal that is, on this planet. The only difference at that level is like 5% or less. So walk up to that chimp at the zoo and say 'Howdy Cuz'...
