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Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon
Speaking of incest... Based on mitochondrial DNA, we're all the descendants of 1 woman. A Darwinian Eve.
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That's hardly news. Every species can be traced back to their own single ancestor at one point or another. Though the only useful bit is to trace migration patterns via mutation rates. We trace the female only because we can't trace the male line.
The Sasami bloodline is practically held together with nothing but magic at this point. There is only three people left alive, and only one is female. The lower fertility and shorter lives had taken its toll, even though their enchantments etc kept it going this far way past the point when the offspring should have been a mutated mess as well as being sterile.