Submitted by nodeciapalabras t3_ylu0ir in askscience
za419 t1_iv38tsb wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-disaster2022 in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras
Eh, probably.
I think the Bible metaphor sucks because it gives the impression that no one else was around or passed on their genes, and that's very not true. It works on the surface level (in a "everyone's ancestors" sense), but it lends itself to being misunderstood and requiring a huge comment to clarify what it means.
I believe the original name was "lucky mother", which... Lost out for obvious reasons.
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