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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 36, Number 4, Avril 2020
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Page(s) | 421 - 423 | |
Section | Forum | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/2020055 | |
Published online | 01 May 2020 |
Néandertal et Afrique, le retour
Chroniques génomiques
Neandertal DNA in Africans
UMR 7268 ADÉS, Aix-Marseille, Université /EFS/CNRS ; CoReBio PACA, case 901, Parc scientifique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
Abstract
Sophisticated analyses of current human populations compared to a high-coverage Neandertal genome sequence indicate that, contrary to the previous consensus, African genomes carry a small but significant amount of Neandertal-specific DNA. This indicates back-migration into Africa of modern humans (carrying some Neandertal sequences) and underlines the complexity of ancient human migrations.
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