Mitochondrial Eve

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Each founding woman carries a unique mtDNA lineage (letter). Only daughters pass it on. Watch lineages die out until every living woman descends from one woman. Scroll the tree to look back through earlier generations.

Setup Initial women Min children Max children Carrying capacity Daughter chance Years / generation Show sons (♂, dead ends)

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Living lineages over time

Lineage share of living women