Ancestral Journeys: Maternal Lineage (Mitochondrial DNA)

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"Eve"> L1/L0>L2>L3>N>W

The 9 male and female participants who tested for genetic markers in their Mitochondrial DNA (maternal lineage) to discover their respective Maternal Ancestral Journeys (e.g.: Eve -> L1/L0 -> L2 -> L3 -> N -> A) include Miamians who were born in:

  • Cuba ("L1/L0"): Neri Torres, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2
  • Honduras ("L2"): Martha Lopez, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2
  • Panama ("L3"): Tatiana Isabel Berman Ruiz, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > A
  • Colombia ("N"): Kiki Mutis, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > A
  • Canada ("W"): Jeffrey Kofman, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > W
  • Mexico ("A"):San Juanita de la Cruz , Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > A
  • Uruguay ("R"): Monica Ferrari, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > R
  • Republica Dominicana ("X"): Charo Oquet, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > R > X
  • Ecuador ("V"): Cruz Vicente, Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > R > U

Click on links above to learn about some of the participants' ancestral journeys and see migratory routes.