Scientific Predictions

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The Bible describes a genetic bottleneck event that occurred in human history. The Genesis flood killed all humans except Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives. Since all males were genetically descended from Noah, but the females were genetically diverse, we would expect that female genetic diversity would be greater than male genetic diversity. This claim can be tested through an examination of Genetic material found in mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell.mtDNA ( Of or referring to the mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell.mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA) compared to Y-chromosome genetic diversity.