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Ancestors of Modern Humans Likely Interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans
A new study has found that none of us come from pure, pedigreed background if you go back far enough.Research published March 17 in the journal "Science" says that most modern humans are pretty mix-breed because our ancestors interbred with other, now-extinct species.Geneticists at the University of Washington analyzed databases of some 1,500 genomes from non-African people all over the world.They concluded that ancestors of modern humans crossed paths and mated with other hominids including Neanderthals and Denisovans more than 100,000 years ago on multiple occasions.
Very little is known about the mysterious Denisovans of Siberia.This new study shows that modern people living in the South Pacific islands of Melanesia have significant levels of Denisovan ancestry.This could mean that these archaic humans had a large range.The study also shows that interbreeding likely benefited human evolution in providing survival and reproductive traits.
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Ancestors of Modern Humans Likely Interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans
A new study has found that none of us come from pure, pedigreed background if you go back far enough.Research published March 17 in the journal "Science" says that most modern humans are pretty mix-breed because our ancestors interbred with other, now-extinct species.Geneticists at the University of Washington analyzed databases of some 1,500 genomes from non-African people all over the world.They concluded that ancestors of modern humans crossed paths and mated with other hominids including Neanderthals and Denisovans more than 100,000 years ago on multiple occasions.
Very little is known about the mysterious Denisovans of Siberia.This new study shows that modern people living in the South Pacific islands of Melanesia have significant levels of Denisovan ancestry.This could mean that these archaic humans had a large range.The study also shows that interbreeding likely benefited human evolution in providing survival and reproductive traits.
