Friday 3 April 2020

Did archaic genetic variants help Melanesians adapt?

map of the Melanesia area settled around New Guinea



Did archaic genetic variants help Melanesians adapt?: Compared with other world groups, the DNA of Melanesian populations carries some of the largest percentage of ancestry from now-extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans. A genomic study of Melanesians suggests that certain genetic variants inherited from archaic human-like species may have helped these modern people adapt to their tropical island environment.

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