Mitochondrial Eve is a general population that all humans come from and is located in northeast Africa. The concept that one hundred percent of mitochondrial DNA comes from the maternal line allows scientist to trace human lineage all the way back to this single Mitochondrial Eve.
The diversity of the human race in modern times can sometimes create the sense that humans are all different. Mitochondrial Eve, however, can prove that the distinctions we see today are just transformations that took place due to the environment that people moved to.
The following pictures show just how much the different regions have allowed humans to transform over the thousands of years.
African Descent:
Indian Descent:
European Descent:
Asian Descent:
Native American Descent:
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