title: The emergence of modern humans.
abstract: The theory that all humans are descended from a recent African ancestor was promoted by geneticists who study living populations. The fossil record provides independent support for this model.
authors: Human Origins Group, Natural History Museum, London.
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Stringer
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005580:Fossils; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005823:Genetics; D049690:History, Ancient; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D010163:Paleontology
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004247:DNA