Neanderthals didn't truly go extinct, but were rather absorbed into the modern human population, DNA study suggests - eviltoast
  • RunawayFixer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I think that might be possible with mitochondrial dna (it always comes from the mother), but I only found 1 speculative source that draws a conclusion: “Nobody today has mitochondrial DNA like that in Neanderthals and, since it’s passed only maternally, this implies that interbreeding was more often between their men and our women.” https://aeon.co/essays/what-do-we-know-about-the-lives-of-neanderthal-women

    It’s an essay, not a research paper, I wouldn’t bet any money on this conclusion being correct.