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Old 03-07-2002, 04:04 PM   #1
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Post 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.
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Old 03-15-2002, 10:04 AM   #2
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Are there no biologists here willing to answer the question on this link above?
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Are you asking whenever all human beings are the product of inbreeding ? That would explain a lot...
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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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