Neandertal ancestry (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Neandertal ancestry

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The researchers identified regions with Neandertal ancestry in over 300 individuals. They assessed sharing of segments, inferred gene flow, and looked at variation to identify candidates for positive and negative selection.

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© Leonardo Iasi et al., Science (2024)

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To be used for reporting on the study by Leonardo N. M. Iasi et al. (Science, 2024) only.

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