Our evidence shows that Haplogroup X has a very low regional concentration, the origins date back to 15,000 year ago, and mtDNA can prove all of this. Haplogroup X is an mtDNA stand, which mutated from the mtDNA strand L1 about 35,000 years ago (Tracing the Genes). The origins of this mtDNA strand are said to be from the Altai Republic, on the borders of Russia and Kazakhstan. There, as everywhere in the world is not a big concentration of people that carry the Haplogroup X gene. It is also found
How humans spread around the world is still one of the mysteries in the history of mankind. Mitochondrial DNA has been a crucial line of experimental evidence in developing the current understanding of our genetic history. It has shed significant light in determining the population patterns and human migrations around the world. Studies of mitochondrial DNA have provided new insights in the way humans spread around the globe throughout time. Studies have suggested two major routes from East Africa
nuclear DNA producing a mixture of both parents’ genetic code.” (Groleau, PBS, 2014) Since the mtDNA is the exact same as the mother’s one can trace back the lineage of their maternal side and trace from what part of the world they are descended from. The mtDNA contains a history storybook of the travels and nomadic paths their ancestors took before their creation. The purpose of amplifying this region of mtDNA is to trace back our lineage. Methods: We first started out with DNA extraction. We swabbed
proof of migration from the Bering strait lies in the Haplogroups, skeletal proof, tools and disturbances in the environment of North America pre-native people. The Arlington Man, Prince of Wales Island Man and Kennewick Man are all examples of people who have been found while migrating across America. These examples, however are not the only examples of people who have been found during excavations. There have also been situations where human remains have not been found but instead, remains of animals
multifaceted due to India’s extensive and complicated history. This essay ventures to claim that the heritage of a second-generation Indian American contains long lost foreign roots and dates back to the first major human migrations, which is explicated by: immigration patterns, Indian history, Haplogroups and specific genetic variation. The maternal and paternal ancestors lived in a state called Andhra Pradesh in Southern India for five to six generations (mom). It can be extrapolated that the lineages have
The reasons behind the domestication of animals and plants by humans are numerous and the dates of the original domestication event for each species are highly differentiated. In understanding the jump to domestication, which likely began at the end of the Pleistocene era roughly 12,000 years ago, it is important to look at the changes in human lifestyle during that time. This time period was marked by an unpredictable climate (Diamond, 2002). The changes in the environment meant that the growth