Neanderthals and Modern Humans Mated 100,000 Years Ago in Asia (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Neanderthals and Modern Humans Mated 100,000 Years Ago in Asia

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Scenario of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals: Neanderthal DNA in present-day humans outside Africa originates from interbreeding that occurred 47,000 - 65,000 years ago (green arrow). Modern human DNA in Neanderthals is likely a consequence of earlier contact between the two groups roughly 100,000 years ago (red arrow).

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