Glamsquad Magazine December 2022
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
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REPORTAGE<br />
What Ethnicity<br />
is Lupita<br />
Nyong’o?<br />
She is a Luo, one of the largest<br />
five tribes in Kenya. The 39-yearold<br />
is the only guest to date to be<br />
invited on the show who carries<br />
DNA from the oldest maternal<br />
lineage termed Mitochondrial<br />
Eve.<br />
Based on her East African<br />
ancestry, she is a direct<br />
descendent of the woman who<br />
all humans descended from.<br />
The science in Mitochondrial Eve<br />
suggests that the descendant<br />
was of African origin too.<br />
That’s besides the fact that<br />
scientific research shows that<br />
there were no humans living<br />
anywhere in Africa then.<br />
However, mitochondrial DNA<br />
(mtDNA) comes nearly entirely<br />
from the female parent. It is<br />
concentrated in the egg of a<br />
parent and is extremely rare in<br />
sperm. Therefore, mtDNA passed<br />
down through the female line.<br />
When there are no daughters<br />
in the family, the mother’s<br />
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is<br />
lost. Thus, this explains the Lupita<br />
Nyong’o East Africa genesis.<br />
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