Re: Neanderthal vs Cro-Magnon


OlegP wrote:
Spanish Paranoia wrote:
Hello from Spain,

I've written a post about the Neanderthals that are in all of us, and
if you ever get to read it, I would beg for your invaluable opinion.


I'm confused by that statement, in light of evidence that shows that
the DNA profiles of Cro-magnon and Neanderthal were distinct and not
combined.

Is this a whimsical approach more than a scientific one perhaps?

Have they done anything on sequencing Cro-magnons? I thought the
problems of contamination were too great. And, is the DNA mtDNA? If
so, it means nothing that the mtDNA is different. That becomes
extinct quite readily if a small population combines with a larger one,
whether the nuclear DNA survives or not.
In fact, they just announced plans to sequence the whole HN genome,
so it must be mtDNA.
Regards
John GW


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Researchers begin to decode Neanderthal genome (in the November 17, 2006 issue of Science )
    ... Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Joint Genome Institute have sequenced genomic DNA from fossilized Neanderthal bones. ... Their results show that the genomes of modern humans and Neanderthals are at least 99.5-percent identical, but despite this genetic similarity, and despite the two species having cohabitated the same geographic region for thousands of years, there is no evidence of any significant crossbreeding between the two. ... “In this study, we have demonstrated that Neanderthal genomic sequences can be recovered using a metagenomic library-based approach, and that specific Neanderthal sequences can be obtained from such libraries.” ...
    (sci.anthropology.paleo)
  • Re: "Ancient Astronauts" in SF
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    (rec.arts.sf.written)
  • Re: Homo erectus, city dweller and sailor
    ... Royal Athena Ancient Art Gallery, ... DNA studies do not conclude we are. ... other than three to four thousand Neanderthals. ... We allow dangerous animals to ...
    (sci.archaeology)
  • V-ati futut cu neandertalii si maimucile, aaaaaaaa ??
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    (soc.culture.romanian)
  • Re: Neanderthals were not stupid, just a bit anti-social
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