NEANDERTHALS MATED WITH MODERN HUMANS
"A hybrid skeleton showing features of both Neanderthal and early modern humans has been discovered, challenging the theory that our ancestors drove Neanderthals to extinction.
The skeleton of a young boy was found in Portugal.
Scientists say it shows for the first time that Neanderthals, who became extinct tens of thousands of years ago, mated with early members of our own species."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/323657.stm
The skeleton of a young boy was found in Portugal.
Scientists say it shows for the first time that Neanderthals, who became extinct tens of thousands of years ago, mated with early members of our own species."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/323657.stm
Dr Richard Knight
Co-ordinator: National Information Society Learnerships - Ecological Informatics
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville 7535
Co-ordinator: National Information Society Learnerships - Ecological Informatics
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville 7535
Phone 27 + 21 + 959 3940
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Fax 27 + 21 + 959 1237
Email Rknight@uwc.ac.za
posted by Rich Knight at
3/12/2006 07:25:00 PM
3 Comments:
If neanderthals and humans mated there would be remnants of their DNA within the human gene-pool. MtDNA analysis suggests that neanderthals were not related to humans and that if interbreeding had occured it would have been between Neanderthal men and human females (because mtDNA is maternally derived) which is highly unlikely.
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Anonymous, at Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:33:00 AM
I like your comments.
By
linette, at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 4:14:00 PM
I agree with you monique, i think one of some reasons that brought mating into existence is the fossils of Neanderthals found with of humans.
By
Maleka Evelyn, at Wednesday, May 31, 2006 4:21:00 PM
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