ANTH 1131 Lecture Notes - Histocompatibility, Mandibular Foramen, Anatomically Modern Human
Document Summary
In 2009, max planck institute in germany finished a draft sequencing of the entire neanderthal genome. They compared this to a sample of modern humans. On average, amhs differ from each other at 100 base pairs, which is a very low variability. So far, amhs differ from neanderthals" sequence at 206 base- pairs positons (out of portion of the genome examined so far) Suggests split from common ancestor between 350,000 and. However, also appears that neanderthals did contribute some genetic material to modern humans we did interbreed, probably when we were leaving africa. Most humans from outside of africa have some genetic material from neanderthals, while people of african descent do not. Evidence in support of regional continuity (not very good evidence or arguments): Theory we evolved from pre-modern species in the regions based on fossils. Fossils that show in general profile that modern australians look very similar; genetic ancestral transition from homo erectus in australia.
