title: Human evolution: sex-specific contributions to genome variation.
abstract: Studies of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA have provided evidence that all modern humans have a common, 200,000 year old African ancestor. Recent studies of Y chromosome variation support this view and suggest that males and females have contributed differentially to human genome variation.
authors.affiliation: New York University, Department of Anthropology, 25 Waverly Place, New York, 10003, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Disotell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015186:Hominidae / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012737:Sex Factors; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial