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would burst out laughing whenever I heard it. (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 25 points 6 days ago (5 children)

there was some introgression of Neanderthal DNA into African population. just due to population dynamics, not a lot though

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    IIRC, it's homo sapiens that are responsible for most of the "cross polination".

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

    yes, it was sapiens who brought Neanderthal genes back into Africa.

    not a lot, but enough to be measurable

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