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Human Origins Affiliation Additional Reference After reading the article on human origin, the point of the “Mitochondrial Eve” really intrigued me. It is true that religion contradicts this notion that humans from different populations are descendants of a one female from Africa that lived around 200,000 years ago. Hence, the need to research more on human ancestry, on further research, it was noted that the various forms DNA forms, which include Mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome could all be used to trace back human ancestry.

It clearly stated that the mtDNA is used to trace the direct female line, while the Y chromosome is used to trace the direct male link. The reference chosen was: Doriott, C. (2000). Genetic Codes Unraveled: New Clues to Human History. Ancestry, 18(1), 15 – 21(Stix, 2008).2. Opinion The information presented in the article is very contradicting. The reason for this is because; the various biological concepts written on human ancestry discuss the process of evolution from a common ancestor. They do not mention any the point on “Mitochondrial Eve,” (Stix, 2008).3. How it increased knowledge over the topic This article increased knowledge about DNA in the mentioning of genetic prospecting which involves researching deeper into the human DNA to find more about their origin.

The processes involved including gene slicing. It also aided in understanding of single neucliotide polymorphsisms. The article stated that they help in evaluating the identities of individual populations (Stix, 2008).4. Interesting thingThe most interesting thing in the article was on the dueling theories that states humans migrated from Africa 50 to 60,000 years ago. This beats the understanding of civilization, the age of the universe and theories that try to explain the origin of man, such as that of evolution by Charles Darwin (Stix, 2008).

ReferenceStix, G. (2008). HUMAN ORIGINS: Traces of a DISTANT PAST. Scientific American. Retrieved from: http://www.SciAm.com