Inbred Neanderthals left humans a genetic burden
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2016 -
The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40% less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to estimates published in the latest issue of the journal GENETICS. Non-African humans inherited some of this genetic burden when they interbred with Neanderthals, though much of it has been lost over time.
The results suggest that these harmful gene var ...
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