Disease transmission and introgression can explain the long-lasting contact zone of modern humans and Neanderthals
oleh: Gili Greenbaum, Wayne M. Getz, Noah A. Rosenberg, Marcus W. Feldman, Erella Hovers, Oren Kolodny
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Modern humans and Neanderthals coexisted in the Levant for tens of thousands of years before modern humans spread and replaced Neanderthals. Here, Greenbaum et al. develop a model showing that transmission of disease and genes can explain the maintenance and then collapse of this contact zone.