Super ancestor: Genghis Khan; a man of power who fathered several children, throughout Asia. 16 millions men point their Y-chromosome to Genghis Khan.
Adam: Our human male ancestor, father and grandfather of billions of humans who lived on Earth. Adam means "people" in Hebrew.
Eve: Our human female ancestor, mother and grandmother of billions of humans who lived on Earth.
King Solomon: Ethiopians believed he was their ancestor because the Ark of the Covenant was found there.
Haile Selasse: A former King of Ethiopia.
Garden of Eden: A place full of life's pleasantries.
Genographic project:
Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of USA; fathered a child of his slave, Sally Hemmings. He may look European but his Y-chromosome tells the origin of his ancestors from ancient Phoenicia, now Lebanon and Syria.
Michelangelo: Painted Adam with black hair and muscular in the Vatican City. He looked Italian.
Critical Common Ancestor: He could be the father of men from many other countries.
M9 Mutation: A super ancestor. He lived about 40,000 years ago. He could be the forefather of half of all men alive. Not all men have the M9 mutation.
Pate Island: An island off East Africa. A genetic melting pot. Swab inside cheeks to obtain DNA samples.
M168: A genetic super ancestor from "Scientific Adam", to all men, including Genghis Khan and Thomas Jefferson. He was born about 16,000 years ago. Where and when did Adam live? What did he look like?
Bender: A forensic sculptor who was responsible for the reconstruction of Adam's face without his skull as evidence.
Hazabe tribe: Adam looked like the men of this tribe. Use facial reconstruction software with selected features to construct Adam's face from 16,000 years ago.
Mutations of Y-chromosome:
Adam: A modern man who could think as we do today. His lifestyle lives on in the Hazabe tribe. They hunt with bow and arrow and light fire by rubbing sticks. Adam was a Black African male who lived in East Africa. He had tight curly hair and thick lips. He had an oval-shaped face and skull.
Source:
National Geographic: DNA Mysteries: The Search for Adam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWJPHypAeg
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