Studies of haplogroups in Y - chromosomal DNA and mitochondrial DNA have largely supported a recent African origin .
The fossil evidence was insufficient for archaeologist Richard Leakey to resolve the debate about exactly where in Africa modern humans first appeared .
Studies of haplogroups in Y - chromosomal DNA and mitochondrial DNA have largely supported a recent Africa origin .
The fossil evidence was insufficient for archaeologist Richard Leakey to resolve the debate about exactly where in Africa modern humans first appeared .