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To explain: The human ancestry related to mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosome Adam.

Introduction: Human gene tree traces back to one single genome. Biblical reference of Adam and Eve is referred to as mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosome Adam, which are the first female and male genomes that were present on the Earth.

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To explain: Whether the mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosome Adam were present at the same time and place.

Introduction: Human gene tree traces back to one single genome. Biblical reference of Adam and Eve is referred to as mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosome Adam, which are the first female and male genomes that were present on the Earth.

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