Can someone explain to me why mitochondrial DNA analysis does not yield an Eve older than 200,000 years. If the explanation is in the article, please refer me to it. I might have missed it. Thanks.

“That actually means that the most recent common ancestor of all human beings, or MRCA, who lived anywhere from 2,000 to 40,000 years ago, is more a statistical curiosity than a genetic benefactor, and he or she is related to all of us today in only the most technical of senses.”