Submitted by nodeciapalabras t3_ylu0ir in askscience
za419 t1_iv3qa0v wrote
Reply to comment by Lambsio in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras
There's no word for her.
But Mitochondrial Eve is the most recent such woman - If her mom had multiple daughters it's entirely possible she used to be Mitochondrial Eve, but no longer is because one of her daughter's female lines was broken.
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