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Mimio, scientists acknowledge the conjecture surrounding mtDNA. Svante Pääbo said - "...preserved Neandertal DNA is likely to be rare, and the DNA in the type specimen [the 1856 Neander Valley Neandertal fossil] may result from its unique preservation conditions. Most Neandertal specimens are therefore unlikely to contain amplifiable DNA..."
Evolutionists, themselves, are questioning the use of mtDNA as a proper method of determining relationships. Geneticist L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza (Stanford University) and his associates write - "...the mitochondrial genome represents only a small fraction of an individual’s genetic material and may not be representative of the whole."