Selection and the Neanderthal Genome
For about ten years now there have been debates and discussions about the nature of Neanderthal admixture across Eurasia. How many admixture pulses were there? What is the relationship between admixture and selection? The fact is that West Eurasians have less Neanderthal admixture than East Eurasians. One explanation is that there was further admixture in […]
Massive Neandertal & Denisovan introgression
Update: John Hawks’ lab is working in the same area, and he disagrees with the specific results presented here. Always reminds you to be careful about sexy results presented at conference! (someone should do a study!)
So claimed Peter Parham at a…