The diverse origins of the human gene pool

Analyses of the genomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans, the closest evolutionary relatives of present-day humans, suggest that our ancestors were part of a web of now-extinct populations linked by limited, but intermittent or sometimes perhaps even persistent, gene flow.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Genetics 2015-06, Vol.16 (6), p.313-314
1. Verfasser: Paabo, Svante
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Analyses of the genomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans, the closest evolutionary relatives of present-day humans, suggest that our ancestors were part of a web of now-extinct populations linked by limited, but intermittent or sometimes perhaps even persistent, gene flow.
ISSN:1471-0056
1471-0064
DOI:10.1038/nrg3954