Human DNA Reveals Gender Bias in Neanderthal-Sapiens Interbreeding
A new study of human DNA indicates a gender bias in the interbreeding between Neanderthal men and Sapiens women, suggesting that mating between Neanderthal women and Sapiens men was uncommon.
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In prehistoric interbreeding, it was Neanderthal men and Homo sapiens women
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Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite Tens of thousands of years ago, as modern humans migrated into northerly territories inhabited by our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, the two species met – and sometimes mated. Now, genetic evidence has revealed a striking imbalance in these prehistoric trysts, suggesting that interbreeding was mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans. Continue reading...
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