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Eight generations back, you have 256 grandparents who never knew you'd exist.

shared originEveryone alive shares a common ancestor 3,000 years ago
math breaks30 generations back needs more ancestors than humans ever existed
pedigree collapseInbreeding shrinks family trees back into themselves
DNA fadesBeyond 7 generations, some ancestors gave you nothing
mitochondrial eveAll humans trace to one woman, roughly 150,000 years ago
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