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Meaning of Mitochondrial Eve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living humans, i.e., the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line purely through their mothers, and through the mothers of those mothers, back until all lines converge on one woman.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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