Genome sequencing reveals ancient interbreeding between chimpanzees and bonobos
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 13:32
in Biology & Nature
For the first time, scientists have revealed ancient gene mixing between chimpanzees and bonobos, mankind's closest relatives, showing parallels with Neanderthal mixing in human ancestry. Published today in the journal Science, the study from scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their international collaborators showed that 1% of chimpanzee genomes are derived from bonobos.