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hal9000 · 03-07-2002, 04:04 PM

Here in BC&A at this link <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=51&t=000139" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=51&t=000139</a> Oops wrong link, this is the right one.
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hal9000 · 03-15-2002, 10:04 AM

Are there no biologists here willing to answer the question on this link above?

Francois Tremblay · 03-15-2002, 01:34 PM

Are you asking whenever all human beings are the product of inbreeding ? That would explain a lot...

Malaclypse the Younger · 03-15-2002, 01:53 PM

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It would be interesting to get the feedback from any of our members who is in the field of biology as to the possibility of this story of Adam and Eve being the parents of us all.

Well, I'm not a biologist, but I can use a search engine.

According to Talk.Origins in <a href="http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/mitoeve.html" target="_blank">Mitochondrial Eve</a> suggests that our most recent common matrilineal ancestor is ~200,000 years old. If the biblical timeline is taken at face value--making "Adam and Eve" ~6,000 years old--then the scientific data suggest this claim is false.

However <a href="http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/mtDNA.html" target="_blank">Mitochondrial DNA</a> analysis is not without its difficulties. Proving the age of our mutual common ancestor(s) probably awaits further investigation.

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hal9000 Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: just over your shoulder Posts: 146	Need a little biology help here. Here in BC&A at this link <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=51&t=000139" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=51&t=000139</a> Oops wrong link, this is the right one. [ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: hal900069 ] [ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: hal900069 ]</p>

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hal9000 Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: just over your shoulder Posts: 146	Are there no biologists here willing to answer the question on this link above?

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Francois Tremblay Banned Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 876	Are you asking whenever all human beings are the product of inbreeding ? That would explain a lot...

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