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Most Recent Ancestor Common Patrilineal

In human genetics, the most recent common ancestor is patrilineal man from whom all Y chromosomes of living men descend.

By analyzing DNA from people in several regions of the world, geneticist Spencer Wells has concluded that all humans alive today are descendants of a man who has lived in Africa about 60,000 years ago. ^{See also}

Mitochondrial Eve (common matrilineal ancestor Newest)
African origin of modern man
Most recent common ancestor

References

(en) Documentary Redraws Humans' Family Tree

"Modern Men Trace Ancestry to African Migrants", A Gibbons, Volume 292, Number 5519, Issue of 11 May 2001, pp. 1051-1052.
"African Origin of Modern Humans in East Asia: A Tale of 12,000 Y Chromosomes," Yuehai Ke et al, Science 2001 292: 1151-1153