Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all

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Re: (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all

Posted by NFiH on 2010-June-11 12:31:55 EDT, Friday

In reply to (OT) - We are part Neanderthal after all posted by Baldur on 2010-June-10 05:49:21 EDT, Thursday

The best discussion is in a number of posts on John Hawks' blog:

Neandertals Live! ⚠️ ↗

African population structure and Neandertal population mixture ⚠️ ↗ (a reply to Dienekes Pontikos' dissenting view ⚠️ ↗)

Libidinous Neandertal men and the women who loved them ⚠️ ↗

The Neandertal fraction ⚠️ ↗

See also Razib Khan's ⛓️‍💥[Removed].

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

There is no trace of Neandertal Y chromosomes either. As John Hawks points out, the reason is probably very simple and basic: natural selection.

And the correct spelling is Neandertal; Neanderthal is more than a century out of date.

Surf safe;)
NFiH

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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)