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1: Genome Biol. 2008;9(2):206. Epub 2008 Feb 18.Click here to read Click here to read Links

No evidence of a Neanderthal contribution to modern human diversity.

Hodgson JA, Disotell TR.

Center for the Study of Human Origins, Department of Anthropology, New York University, Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, USA.

The relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans is contentious, but recent advances in Neanderthal genomics have shed new light on their evolutionary history. Here we review the available evidence and find no indication of any Neanderthal contribution to modern genetic diversity.

PMID: 18304371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2374707