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Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising human ancestry on ancient X chromosome

Genomic analysis of three Neanderthals shows unusually high modern human DNA on the X chromosome offering clues about interbreeding patterns between ancient populations A study published in Science in the last week of February examined genomic data from three female Neanderthals who lived 1,22,000, 80,000 and 52,000 years ago respectively. The team of scientists found that most of the Neanderthal genome was devoid o... [3680 chars]

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