History of Evolution Failures with Mitochondrial DNA

With mitochondrial DNA, evolution has a history of failed predictions and ongoing problems trying to make the theory work. And the kicker is that mitochondrial DNA is great evidence that all humans came from a single female common ancestor (could it be Eve?) less than 10,000 years ago. Join me for a review of evolution's failures with mitochondrial DNA, and the evidence that points to a much younger history of humanity. I'll also respond to objections to this evidence. Studies and references cited in this presentation: W.M. Brown, M. George, & A.C. Wilson, Rapid evolution of animal mitochondrial DNA., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76 (4) 1967-1971, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.76.4.1967 (1979). W.M. Brown, Polymorphism in mitochondrial DNA of humans as revealed by restriction endonuclease analysis., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77 (6) 3605-3609, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.77.6.3605 (1980). Thaler, David. (2018). Why should mitochondria define species?. Human Evolution. 33. 10.14673/HE2018121037. Weidenreich, F. (1946). Apes, giants, and man. University of Chicago Press. Coon, C. S. (1962). The Origin of Races. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Wolpoff, M. H., Wu, X., & Thorne, A. G. (1984). Modern Homo sapiens origins: A general theory of hominid evolution involving the fossil evidence from East Asia. In F. H. Smith & F. Spencer (Eds.), The Origins of Modern Humans: A World Survey of the Fossil Evidence (pp. 411–483). Alan R. Liss. A multivariate study of cranial variation in middle and upper Pleistocene human populations Stringer, C. (Author). 1974 R. Ferring, et al. Earliest human occupations at Dmanisi (Georgian Caucasus) dated to 1.85–1.78 Ma, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108 (26) 10432-10436, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1106638108 (2011). Cann, R., Stoneking, M. & Wilson, A. Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution. Nature 325, 31–36 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/325031a0 Zhu, Z., Dennell, R., Huang, W. et al. Hominin occupation of the Chinese Loess Plateau since about 2.1 million years ago. Nature 559, 608–612 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-02... Brown W. M. (1980). Polymorphism in mitochondrial DNA of humans as revealed by restriction endonuclease analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 77(6), 3605–3609. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.77.6.3605 Vigilant, L. et al (1991). African Populations and the Evolution of Human Mitochondrial DNA. Science, 253(5027), 1503–1507. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2884983 Howell, N., Kubacka, I., & Mackey, D. A. (1996). How rapidly does the human mitochondrial genome evolve?. American journal of human genetics, 59(3), 501–509. Parsons et al (1997). A high observed substitution rate in the human mitochondrial DNA control region. Nature genetics. 15. 363-8. 10.1038/ng0497-363. Sigurğardóttir et al (2000). The Mutation Rate in the Human mtDNA Control Region. American journal of human genetics. 66. 1599-609. Evelyne Heyer et al. Substitution Rates: Study of Control Region Mutations in Deep-Rooting Pedigrees,The AmericanJournal of Human Genetics,Volume 69, Issue 5,2001,Pages 1113-1126,ISSN 0002-9297, Madrigal, L., (Posthumously), et al. (2012), High mitochondrial mutation rates estimated from deep-rooting costa rican pedigrees. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol., 148: 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22052 Árnadóttir E, Moore K, Guðmundsdóttir V The rate and nature of mitochondrial DNA mutations in human pedigrees Cell, 2024; 187, 3904-3918.e8 Nailor, M., & Budinsky, D. (2025). When facts falsify fossils: Pedigree substitution rates upend the evolutionary timeline. Truth in Research, 1–25. https://standingfortruthministries.co... Like my t-shirt? You can get it at Standing for Truth: https://creationistclothing.com/colle... Thanks for watching Examining Origins! Please subscribe:    / @examiningorigins   Visit my website: https://examiningorigins.com/ *I'm not a scientist, so if I say something that is scientifically incorrect, please let me know! I'm happy to write a correction in the description of my video or pinned comment. If the mistake is bad enough, I'll take the video down. My name is Rebekah Davis. I’m interested in discussing topics related to our origins with honest people who think critically. If you have expertise in scientific fields related to the big bang, abiogenesis, and evolution, I’d love to have a conversation with you! #evolution #science #intelligentdesign #creationism