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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_bottleneck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_bottleneck ?

• jawilson2 9y ago
  This is the coolest part of that page: "A 2005 study from Rutgers University theorized that the pre-1492 native populations of the Americas are the descendants of only 70 individuals who crossed the land bridge between Asia and North America." https://www.livescience.com/289-north-america-settled-70-people-study-concludes.html https://www.livescience.com/289-north-america-settled-70-peo...
  • keymone 9y ago
    this is even cooler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve
  • ukaric 9y ago
    You learn everyday this is awesome find.
  • rojobuffalo 9y ago
    That's a disputed claim. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19085.epdf https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19085.epdf