Controversies in Science/Was there a mitochondrial Eve?/A critique of The Origins of Modern Humans: Multiregional or Out of Africa?
(Review Paper) Cited in Controversies in Science/Was there a mitochondrial Eve?/A critique of The Origins of Modern Humans: Multiregional or Out of Africa?
Points Made[edit | edit source]
Anatomical evidence for the multi-regional theory suggests that human evolution evolved through genetic drift and natural selection. Different ancestors like the Neanderthal which is found in Europe and Asia had specific features like larger brow ridges, massive facial skeleton and long clavicles just to name a few. This theory helps undermine the Mitochondrial Eve hypothesis[1].
Methods[edit | edit source]
After an expansive span of individual evolution in Europe, Neanderthals had evolved enough to be described as a separate species, labelled "Homo neanderthalensis".[1]
Results[edit | edit source]
Anatomical evidence and paleogeographic evidence shows that two completely different species evolved due to isolation between modern humans and Neanderthals.[1]