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Y-Chromosome Adam
Y-chromosomal Adam - Wikipedia
Patrilineal ancestry can be traced with the Y chromosome, which of course is passed down from father to son.
This one, though, appears to be a lot more difficult to trace genealogically, as opposed to mtdna. But, incredibly, geneticists concur that all humans alive
came from just one paternal ancestor.
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Prof. Steve Jones writes in his book
In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny:
"The Y chromosomes of the world are remarkably similar, with only about one hundredth as much variation as on the other chromosomes. Mitochondria, in contrast, are quite variable.
This lack of diversity among male lineages suggests that their common ancestor lived so recently that there has not been time for his descendants’ Y chromosomes to accumulate differences. One estimate is of only 27,000 years before the present.
The last shared mitochondrial ancestor—Eve—may have lived tens of thousands of years before Adam,
the last universal forefather."
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(Keep in mind, however, the above paragraphs of
a mitochondrial Eve within the past 6,000 years.)
Jones claims that Y-chromosome Adam “almost certainly never met Eve.” And, from a biblical perspective, Jones is absolutely right—because Y-chromosome Adam would have been, in fact, Noah!
The Bible shows this clearly to have been the case.
Y-chromosomal Adam - Wikipedia
Patrilineal ancestry can be traced with the Y chromosome, which of course is passed down from father to son.
This one, though, appears to be a lot more difficult to trace genealogically, as opposed to mtdna. But, incredibly, geneticists concur that all humans alive
came from just one paternal ancestor.
-
Prof. Steve Jones writes in his book
In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny:
"The Y chromosomes of the world are remarkably similar, with only about one hundredth as much variation as on the other chromosomes. Mitochondria, in contrast, are quite variable.
This lack of diversity among male lineages suggests that their common ancestor lived so recently that there has not been time for his descendants’ Y chromosomes to accumulate differences. One estimate is of only 27,000 years before the present.
The last shared mitochondrial ancestor—Eve—may have lived tens of thousands of years before Adam,
the last universal forefather."
-
(Keep in mind, however, the above paragraphs of
a mitochondrial Eve within the past 6,000 years.)
Jones claims that Y-chromosome Adam “almost certainly never met Eve.” And, from a biblical perspective, Jones is absolutely right—because Y-chromosome Adam would have been, in fact, Noah!
The Bible shows this clearly to have been the case.
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