Genetic research confirms that non-Africans are part Neanderthal
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 03:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
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.