Neandertal Genome: The Ins and Outs of African Genetic Diversity

Neandertal Genome: The Ins and Outs of African Genetic Diversity

Jason A. Hodgson, Christina M. Bergey, Todd R. Disotell.

Hodgson et al (2010) Current Biology. 20 (12): R517-R519. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.05.018

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Abstract: Analysis of the Neandertal genome indicates gene flow between Neandertals and modern humans of Eurasia but not Africa. This surprising result is difficult to reconcile with current models of human origins and might have to do with insufficient African sampling.