In our DNA there are traces of a completely unknown hominid species
We are the fruit of an intricate genetic mosaic, to which is added a mysterious lineage of humans that has left its signature in the DNA of modern humans.
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· 19 May 2024
A 2013 study (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2013.14196) reveals that our genetic makeup is the result of crossbreeding between modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and a fourth mysterious, completely unknown archaic lineage. The analyzes suggest that our genetic makeup is the result of crossbreeding that occurred in Europe and Asia about 30 thousand years ago between four human lineages, one of which, in addition to that of modern humans, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, is completely unknown to the experts. Neanderthals are an extinct group of humans who lived between 130,000 and 30,000 years ago. Despite ...