Humanity Has More Mothers Than Fathers, DNA Reveals

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 06:32 in Paleontology & Archaeology

There were a lot more mothers than fathers throughout much of human history, a new DNA analysis of people around the world shows. The genetic findings offer evidence for polygyny, when one man has many wives, as people migrated out of Africa.

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