• Question: Is everyone related, even if they are from the other side of the world?

    Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Ian Stephenson

      Ian Stephenson answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      yes.

      you’ve got 2 parent, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents. It doubles each time. If you go back 32 generations you’d have 4billion ancestors, which is more people than were on the planet at the time, so its safe to say everyone is probably related.

    • Photo: Naomi Osborne

      Naomi Osborne answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      Hi 12cbolt!

      It’s estimated if you go back 100 generations – around 3000 years ago – all humans now have a common ancestor, which is that far back at all! That means that in 3000 years, someone alive today will be the common ancestor of all humanity!

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