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At the advent of agriculture, 17 women reproduced for every man
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Vladius
on June 14, 2020
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Vladius
on June 14, 2020
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4,000 to 8,000 years after humanity invented agriculture, something very strange happened to human reproduction. Across the globe, for every 17 women who were reproducing, passing on genes that are still around today—only one man did the same.
verdverm
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