The Seven Daughters of Eve
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The Seven Daughters of Eve is a book by Bryan Sykes that presents the theory of mitochondrial genetics in a clear and non-specialistic manner. Sykes explains the principles of genetics and human evolution, what are the particularities of mitochondrial genetics, and how he managed to analyse fossilized DNA to genetically link modern humans to prehistoric ancestors. The outcome of his research is the division of Europeans into seven families, according to the primeval females whose mitochondrial DNA is shared.
With this theory, Sykes traces back human migrations, discusses the out of Africa theory and refutes Heyerdahl's theory of the Peruvian origin of the Polynesians, opposing an Indonesian origin.
External links
allreaders.com (http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_11088.asp?BSID=17212981) a review of the book by allreaders.com
