Moontanman Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Recent genetic studies indicate ancient humans interbred with at least three known and possibly one unknown hominid species. This interbreeding went on for thousands of years in a possibly back and forth gene exchange between the species.. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218133658.htm Family tree of the four groups of early humans living in Eurasia 50,000 years ago and the lingering genetic heritage due to interbreeding. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Berkeley) Neanderthal Genome Shows Early Human Interbreeding, Inbreeding Dec. 18, 2013 The most complete sequence to date of the Neanderthal genome, using DNA extracted from a woman's toe bone that dates back 50,000 years, reveals a long history of interbreeding among at least four different types of early humans living in Europe and Asia at that time, according to University of California, Berkeley, scientists. Edited December 19, 2013 by Moontanman
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