Friday, November 30, 2012

Mitochondrial Eve

Mitochondrial Eve is essentially the mother of every human on earth.  The reason that she is named after the organelle called Mitochondria is because of this: unlike all DNA and all organelles of our bodies, mitochondria does not split when reproducing.  Mitochondria comes from the maternal side alone.  We cannot live without mitochondria.  Therefore, we conclude that Mitochondrial Eve is the mother of all.  To understand more about Mitochondrial Eve, click HERE.


Coming from Mitochondrial Eve are many different people and cultures.  The following will show five examples of how unique different people from different places are:



Josefine Oqvist is a female from Sweden.  She is the stereotypical Swedish woman.  She has blonde hair and blue eyes and generally tanner skin complexion.  To find out more about her, click HERE.


Ken Jeong is a typical looking South Korean man.  He has more yellow or golden skin, smaller eyes, and dark hair and eyes.  To understand Ken better, follow THIS LINK


Wyclef Jean is a Haitian male.  He represents his ethnicity through his brown skin, bigger nose and lips, and dark hair and eyes.  More about Wyclef Jean can be found HERE.


Zac Efron is a typical American male.  Although America is called the "melting pot," generally Americans tend to look like Zac: white but not pale skin, lighter eyes, and usually brown hair.  Understand more about him HERE.


Salma Hayek is a typical Mexican woman.  She has dark hair and dark eyes.  Her skin is a little tanner and almost olive, and she has big almond-shaped eyes.  Learn more about Salma Hayek HERE.