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Neanderthal Genes Found In All Non-African Populations

Posted by Soulskill on from the bumping-really-uglies dept.

Med-trump writes "Neanderthals, whose ancestors left Africa about 400,000 to 800,000 years ago, evolved in what is now mainly France, Spain, Germany and Russia, and are thought to have lived until about 30,000 years ago. Now scientists have identified a piece of Neanderthal DNA (called a haplotype) in the human X chromosome and conclude that this haplotype is present because of mating between our ancestors and Neanderthals. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution."

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  1. Re:Someone needs to check. by pro151 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is it politically correct these days to use the phrase "Homo" in front of any words? Can't be to sure, you know. This also explains the urges I keep having to go club some animal to death and half cook it over an open fire. (Could also explain the tendency to howl at a full moon)

  2. Re:In other words by Beelzebud · · Score: 1, Troll

    So creationists have been arguing that evolution is true, and that we're the descendents of Neanderthals? Oh no, that's not it at all. You're "predicting" that Neanderthals were just like we are, and that "sub-humans" could never have been created. GTFO

  3. Re:Someone needs to check. by Dunbal · · Score: 1, Troll

    Get out of here and take your 2 million+ user id with you. You're no nerd. Go back to Fox News.

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