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What does DNA tell us, about the human family tree? Did we all come from single parents?

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1. In the bible, when Cane disbanded from god, he went off to another place and married there. That is proof that everybody came from adam and eve is false.
2. 'Remember: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Sub Species Race Trees are (or used to be) in the plant kingdom.
3. DNA says nothing about the amount of people involved in people's upbringing. Or do you mean something else when you say 'single parents'?
4. Mitochondrial Eve (mt-mrca) is the name given by researchers to the woman who is defined as the matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) for all currently living humans. Passed down from mother to offspring, derivatives of her mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are now found in all living humans: all mtDNA in every living person is derived from hers. Mitochondrial Eve is the female counterpart of Y-chromosomal Adam, the patrilineal most recent common ancestor, although they lived at different times. Mitochondrial Eve is believed to have lived between 150,000 to 250,000 years BP, probably in East Africa, in the region of Tanzania and areas to the immediate south and west.[1][2][3][4] The individual lived during a period of time when Homo sapiens were developing as a species separate from other hominid species. As an individual she lived in a small population (between 4000 and 5000 females capable of producing offspring at any given time). Mitochondrial Eve would have been roughly contemporary with humans whose fossils have been found in Ethiopia near the Omo river and at Hertho. Mitochondrial Eve lived significantly earlier than the out of Africa migration which might have occurred some 95,000 – 60,000 years ago.[1] However, Qafzeh-type anatomically modern humans have been noted in Western Asia as early as 125,000 years ago and their lithic culture was continuous from 200,000 years ago. Also, few archaeological sites in Asia suggest migration beyond South Asia occurred more than 76,000 years ago.
5. DNA traces back to one man and one woman. And Neanderthal is not related to humans.
6. It tells us that we are, at different times, all descended from a single man and woman. It also tells us that we share a common ancestor with the other apes, all primates, all mammals, ect. You can't cherry pick what part of genetics you like.