ANTHR101 Lecture 9: October 7th, 2015--Ted Talk (Neanderthal Connections)
8 Mar 2016
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In a matter of hours, we can determine a whole genome sequence we have two genomes: paternal and maternal. In outside of africa, there is closer related sequences. Insight: modern humans evolved in africa between 100 and 200 thousand years ago. Another consequences is that genetic variants are distributed. Traits are not determined by single genes but are determined by many different genetic variants. All parts of our bodies directly interact with our environment. But those that do not interact with the environment such as our internal organs. Today, people who live outside of africa have about 2. 5% of dna from the. In siberia: archeologists in 2008 found a tiny little piece of bone that came from the little finger or the pinky. The finger bone shows that it is genetically distinct from the neanderthals but there is the common ancestor.
