among us: Non-Africans Are Part Neanderthal, Genetic Research Shows
Some of the human X chromosome originates from Neanderthals and is found exclusively in people outside Africa, according to an international team of researchers led by Damian Labuda of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center. The research was published in the July issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution.
“This confirms recent findings suggesting that the two populations interbred,” says Dr. Labuda. His team places the timing of such intimate contacts and/or family ties early on, probably at the crossroads of the Middle East.
By Maju, the original publicationdate came out to be january. Very interesting comments on it at that time: http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/neandertals/neandertal_dna/neandertal-genes-x-chromosome-hapmap-2011.html and http://forwhattheywereweare.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-x-dna-lineage-neanderthal.html [Maju's own comments]. Perhaps of interest to you and readers of this blog?
Comment by Toos — July 21, 2011 @ 5:18 am