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LuisTrinker t1_iv10y48 wrote

Reply to comment by passwordsarehard_3 in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras

I don't want to exclude the possibility that there may have been one or two caesarean sections 40k years ago, but the problem would have been passed on.

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__princesspeach_ t1_iv2nq8e wrote

This is smart. Sure, maybe there were a few successful caesareans, but what are the chances of continued success throughout the family lineage???

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