| Literature DB >> 28784789 |
Alan R Rogers1, Ryan J Bohlender2, Chad D Huff2.
Abstract
Extensive DNA sequence data have made it possible to reconstruct human evolutionary history in unprecedented detail. We introduce a method to study the past several hundred thousand years. Our results show that (i) the Neanderthal-Denisovan lineage declined to a small size just after separating from the modern lineage, (ii) Neanderthals and Denisovans separated soon thereafter, and (iii) the subsequent Neanderthal population was large and deeply subdivided. They also (iv) support previous estimates of gene flow from Neanderthals into modern Eurasians. These results suggest an archaic human diaspora early in the Middle Pleistocene.Entities:
Keywords: Denisovans; Neanderthals; archaic admixture; human evolution; introgression
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28784789 PMCID: PMC5604018 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1706426114
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205