Mitochondrial Eve

In human genetics, mitochondrial eve refers to the most recent common female ancestor from which all human beings came from. The mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to the offspring, and so every living person is somehow descended from this mitochondrial eve. Mitochondrial eve is estimated to have lived around 200,000 years ago, in east Africa.

South African Actress, Charlize Theron 

 Woman from Sub-Saharan Niger

 An Indian woman

 A chinese kid

 An Irish Actress

 There may be a lot of differences between these six people, but one similiarity they do share is the fact that they all have a common ancestor: mitochondrial eve. A lot of the differences they have may have occurred due to adaptation of their new surroundings. Who knows? Maybe a thousand years from now, humans may have evolved and may look different than what they look like now.