(OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all

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(OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all

Posted by Baldur on 2010-June-10 05:49:21 EDT, Thursday

I kind of suspected it anyway, but it's nice to see that we now have DNA evidence to support that hypothesis. All non-Africans appear to have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA.

Wired Article ⚠️ ↗

New Scientist Article ⚠️ ↗

Not mentioned here, but seen elsewhere, is the fact that all this DNA came from male neanderthals, not females. No one seems to know why, but I wonder if it may be something like the sterility of most (but not all) mules and hinnies, and the differences between them. Just a few exceptions, or even just one, would allow for gene transfer and a worldwide heritage.

This would explain, anyway, why this research ⚠️ ↗ found no trace of Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down only by mothers.

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Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all - NFiH on 2010-June-11 12:31:55 EDT, Friday - (1 / 0 / 7)
- Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all - Baldur on 2010-June-11 12:53:57 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 0)
- I'll still spell it 'Neanderthal'..... - Dante on 2010-June-11 06:47:58 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 5)
  - 'Tal' is German for 'valley' - Scotty on 2010-June-13 12:12:06 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 4)
    - Re: 'Tal' is German for 'valley' - NFiH on 2010-June-13 12:55:01 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 1)
      - Thanks!-nt - Scotty on 2010-June-13 04:52:09 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 0)
    - 'Thal' is old German, of course. - griffith on 2010-June-13 12:34:15 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 1)
      - The 'H' isn't pronounced anyway - Scotty on 2010-June-13 04:55:01 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 0)
Lulz - Dante on 2010-June-11 06:44:28 EDT, Friday - (1 / 0 / 5)
- ;) --nt - Hen-Wen on 2010-June-11 09:43:44 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Lulz - Hieronymus on 2010-June-11 07:00:38 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 3)
  - Re: Lulz - Hieronymus on 2010-June-11 07:07:00 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 2)
    - S'OK. Furansugo o hanashimasen desu. ( nt ) - Dante on 2010-June-11 07:33:15 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 1)
      - Re: S'OK. Furansugo o hanashimasen desu. ( nt ) - Hieronymus on 2010-June-14 20:46:54 EDT, Monday - (1 / 0 / 0)
mick jagger comes from dartford - apple on 2010-June-10 17:20:58 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 1)
- Re: mick jagger comes from dartford - Hieronymus on 2010-June-11 06:06:10 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 0)
Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all - Goethe on 2010-June-10 14:34:06 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 0)
Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all - kratt on 2010-June-10 11:04:06 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 1)
- no -nt- - NFiH on 2010-June-11 12:14:17 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 0)
Re: (OT): That would explain our disabilities when - bottle on 2010-June-10 07:49:16 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 11)
- To invert the immortal words of 'The Killers'... - Dante on 2010-June-11 06:55:01 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 0)
- Speak for yourself- nt - Scotty on 2010-June-11 03:56:21 EDT, Friday - (1 / 0 / 8)
  - Re: Speak for yourself- nt - Hieronymus on 2010-June-11 06:08:44 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 7)
    - Speak for yourself; you have problems - Scotty on 2010-June-13 12:06:26 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 2)
      - Re: Speak for yourself; you have problems - griffith on 2010-June-13 12:32:02 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 1)
        
        Re: Speak for yourself; you have problems - Hieronymus on 2010-June-14 05:09:56 EDT, Monday - (1 / 0 / 0)
    - That makes sense - Discerner on 2010-June-11 07:40:47 EDT, Friday - (0 / 0 / 3)
      - That's what some people say about us-nt - Scotty on 2010-June-13 12:14:05 EDT, Sunday - (1 / 0 / 0)
      - There are some Skeletons in his Closet (nt) - Sexiest GLer of All Time on 2010-June-11 10:45:59 EDT, Friday - (1 / 0 / 1)
        
        Re: There are some Skeletons in his Closet (nt) - Hieronymus on 2010-June-14 05:14:47 EDT, Monday - (1 / 0 / 0)
- Re: (OT): That would explain our disabilities when - Hieronymus on 2010-June-10 16:05:40 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 0)