The recent African origin of modern humans, often called the out of Africa theory, is the mainstream scientific model of the geographic origin and early migration of anatomically modern humans, holding that Homo sapiens arose in Africa and subsequently migrated to populate the rest of the world.
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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account Proposed BySourced to the subject's own accountRebecca Cann, Mark Stoneking and Allan Wilson (1987 mitochondrial DNA study); the broader hypothesis has older fossil-based roots 1 Connections
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Additional Source Recent African Origin of Modern Humans (Wikipedia)Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Wilson)
Additional Source Recent African Origin of Modern Humans (Wikipedia)Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Stoneking)
Additional Source Recent African Origin of Modern Humans (Wikipedia)Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Cann)
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1. Recent African Origin of Modern Humans (Wikipedia)
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The recent African origin of modern humans is the mainstream scientific model of the geographic origin and early migration of anatomically modern humans.
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Genetic support for the theory was substantially strengthened by a 1987 study of mitochondrial DNA by Rebecca Cann, Mark Stoneking and Allan Wilson.
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Genetic support for the theory was substantially strengthened by a 1987 study of mitochondrial DNA by Rebecca Cann, Mark Stoneking and Allan Wilson.
Proposed By: Rebecca Cann, Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Cann)
In the 1980s, Allan Wilson together with Rebecca L. Cann and Mark Stoneking worked on genetic dating of the matrilineal most recent common ancestor of modern human populations.
Proposed By: Mark Stoneking, Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Stoneking)
In the 1980s, Allan Wilson together with Rebecca L. Cann and Mark Stoneking worked on genetic dating of the matrilineal most recent common ancestor of modern human populations.
Proposed By: Allan Wilson, Mitochondrial analyses section (edge: proposed-by, Wilson)
In the 1980s, Allan Wilson together with Rebecca L. Cann and Mark Stoneking worked on genetic dating of the matrilineal most recent common ancestor of modern human populations.
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