Submitted by jayhovian t3_zzflh1 in askscience
OlyScott t1_j2ey78p wrote
Reply to comment by ajovialmolecule in Why is Mitochondrial Eve dated to 150-170,000 years go? by jayhovian
You only get mitochondria from your mother, never your father. Your biological mother got her mitochondrial DNA from her biological mother, and so on and so on back to Mitochondrial Eve. Yes, everyone's matrilineal line goes back to one of her daughters.
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