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Research Suggests Neanderthal Men Often Bred with Modern Human Women, Explaining Genetic Legacy
New research indicates that interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans often involved Neanderthal fathers and modern human mothers, which helps explain the uneven distribution of Neanderthal genes, particularly the lack on the X-chromosome, in modern human DNA.
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der-standard1h ago
Neandertalermänner und moderne Frauen hatten überraschend oft Sex
Ein auffälliger Mangel an Neandertalergenen auf dem X-Chromosom moderner Menschen lässt sich am einfachsten durch besondere sexuelle Vorlieben unserer Vorfahren erklären
Read full article →helsingin-sanomat1h ago
Ihmislajit | Kun nykyihmiset ja neandertalinihmiset risteytyivät, isä oli yleensä neandertalilainen
Jako selittää, miksi neandertalinihmisten perimä jatkuu meissä niin epätasaisesti.
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