Pillar№ 9

Human Origins

Humans are said to share an ancestor with chimpanzees within the last several million years.

Anthropology · Genomics

Pillar 9  · In preparation

What this pillar will examine

StatusIn preparation

This pillar will examine the fossil, genetic and population-genetic arguments about human origins, including whether human genetic diversity can be traced to a first couple.

  1. № 9.01“Humans and chimps are ~98% identical”In preparation · Genomics
  2. № 9.02“Chromosome 2 is a fusion of two ape chromosomes”In preparation · Cytogenetics
  3. № 9.03“Human genetic diversity rules out a first pair”In preparation · Population genetics

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