OUR ANCESTORS HAD SEX AND HAD CHILDREN WITH NEANDERTHALS 47,000 YEARS AGO, MUCH LATER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.
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✍️ A recent study has uncovered the oldest known genomes of Homo sapiens in Europe, dating back around 45,000 years. The analysis of DNA from a cave in Germany and a woman from the Czech Republic reveals that these early humans had interbred with Neanderthals, leaving a genetic legacy in modern humans.
👉 • The study analyzed DNA from six individuals who lived in what is now Germany and the Czech Republic around 45,000 years ago. 👉 • The analysis revealed that these early humans had interbred with Neanderthals, a previously unknown event. 👉 • The Neanderthal DNA was not randomly distributed throughout the human genome, but rather accumulated in specific regions. 👉 • The findings suggest that there was only one episode of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. 👉 • All modern humans outside of Africa descend from this event.
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