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Denisovans Interbred with Mysterious Archaic Hominin: Study | Genetics, Paleoanthropology – Sci-News.com
In a new study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, researchers analyzed the genomes of two Neanderthals, a Denisovan, and two African humans; and found that 1% of the Denisovan genome was introgressed from an unknown archaic hominin ancestor.
In a new study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, researchers analyzed the genomes of two Neanderthals, a Denisovan, and two African humans; and found that 1% of the Denisovan genome was introgressed from an unknown archaic hominin ancestor; about 15% of these archaic regions were, in turn, introgressed into modern humans and continue to exist in the genomes of people alive today.
Hubisz et al applied a new algorithm to human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes, looking for signatures of o…
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