Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
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- Science Daily·13h agoScientists found two mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestors hiding in our DNA
Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic legacy shows that our evolutionary past was shaped by repeated mixing among many different human groups.
Read at Science Daily → - Ars Technica Science·17h agoNot just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.
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