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In biology Y chromosome Adam is the most recent common male ancestor of all people alive today and mitochondrial Eve is the most recent common female ancestor. They are not thought to have lived at the same time and the phrase “most recent” does not exclude earlier common ancestors who may have lived at the same time.
