Neanderthal-Derived Genetic Variation Shapes Modern Human Cranium and Brain

Neanderthal-Derived Genetic Variation Shapes Modern Human Cranium and Brain

Abstract Before their disappearance from the fossil record approximately 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals, the ancient hominin lineage most closely related to modern humans, interbred with ancestors of present-day humans. The legacy of this gene flow persists through Neanderthal-derived variants that...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Gregory, J. Shane Kippenhan, Daniel P. Eisenberg, Philip D. Kohn, Dwight Dickinson, Venkata S. Mattay, Qiang Chen, Daniel R. Weinberger, Ziad S. Saad, Karen F. Berman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06587-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06587-0

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