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The complete genome sequence of a Neandertal from the Altai Mountains [PDF]
Nature, 2013 We present a high-quality genome sequence of a Neanderthal woman from Siberia. We show that her parents were related at the level of half-siblings and that mating among close relatives was common among her recent ancestors.
Kay Prüfer +44 more
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Balancing selection on a regulatory region exhibiting ancient variation that predates human-neandertal divergence. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2013 Ancient population structure shaping contemporary genetic variation has been recently appreciated and has important implications regarding our understanding of the structure of modern human genomes.
Omer Gokcumen +12 more
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Pluridisciplinary evidence for burial for the La Ferrassie 8 Neandertal child
Scientific Reports, 2020 The origin of funerary practices has important implications for the emergence of so-called modern cognitive capacities and behaviour. We provide new multidisciplinary information on the archaeological context of the La Ferrassie 8 Neandertal skeleton ...
Antoine Balzeau +13 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Long bone breakage for bone marrow recovery is a commonly observed practice in Middle Palaeolithic contexts, regardless of the climatic conditions. While lithic technology is largely used to define cultural patterns in human groups, despite dedicating ...
Delphine Vettese +8 more
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The Neandertal Progesterone Receptor [PDF]
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020 Abstract The hormone progesterone is important for preparing the uterine lining for egg implantation and for maintaining the early stages of pregnancy. The gene encoding the progesterone receptor (PGR) carries introgressed Neandertal haplotypes with two missense substitutions and a mobile Alu element.
Hugo Zeberg, Janet Kelso, Svante Pääbo
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Functional implications of Neandertal introgression in modern humans
Genome Biology, 2017 Background Admixture between early modern humans and Neandertals approximately 50,000–60,000 years ago has resulted in 1.5–4% Neandertal ancestry in the genomes of present-day non-Africans.
Michael Dannemann +2 more
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3D virtual reconstruction of the Kebara 2 Neandertal thorax
Nature Communications, 2018 How different Neandertal morphology was from that of modern humans has been a subject of long debate. Here, the authors develop a 3D virtual reconstruction of the thorax of an adult male Neandertal, showing similar size to modern humans, yet with greater
Asier Gómez-Olivencia +6 more
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Adaptively introgressed Neandertal haplotype at the OAS locus functionally impacts innate immune responses in humans [PDF]
bioRxiv, 2016 BackgroundThe 2’-5’ oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) locus encodes for three OAS enzymes (OAS1-3) involved in innate immune response. This region harbors high amounts of Neandertal ancestry in non-African populations; yet, strong evidence of positive ...
Aaron J. Sams +7 more
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Heliyon, 2017 The late persistence in Southern Iberia of a Neandertal-associated Middle Paleolithic is supported by the archeological stratigraphy and the radiocarbon and luminescence dating of three newly excavated localities in the Mula basin of Murcia (Spain).
João Zilhão +16 more
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A Neandertal dietary conundrum: Insights provided by tooth enamel Zn isotopes from Gabasa, Spain. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Significance Neandertals’ diets are a topic of continued debate, especially since their disappearance has been frequently attributed to their subsistence strategy. There is no clear consensus on how variable their diets were in time and space.
Jaouen K +20 more
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