Neanderthal genome

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The Neanderthal genome is the complete set of genetic material recovered and sequenced from Neanderthal remains, providing crucial insights into human evolution and interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient DNA sequence
genome
paleogenomic dataset
reference genome
scientific research project
basedOnSpecimensFrom Altai Republic
surface form: Altai region

Mezmaiskaya Cave
Vindija Cave
describes Neanderthals
enablesComparisonWith Denisovan genome
chimpanzee genome
modern human genomes
fieldOfStudy anthropology
evolutionary genetics
human evolution
paleogenomics
population genetics
firstDraftPublishedIn 2010
hasCoverage draft genome
high-coverage genome
hasImplicationFor definition of modern human uniqueness
models of human migration out of Africa
understanding of archaic hominin diversity
hasPart mitochondrial DNA
nuclear DNA
highCoverageGenomePublishedIn 2013
isGenomeOfTaxon Neanderthals
surface form: Homo neanderthalensis
notableFor evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans
high-coverage ancient hominin genome sequencing
insights into human evolutionary history
providesEvidenceFor admixture between Neanderthals and non-African modern humans
gene flow from Neanderthals into modern humans
publishedInJournal Nature
Science
sequencedBy Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Neanderthal genome self-linksurface differs
surface form: Neanderthal Genome Project

Svante Pääbo
showsContributionLevel about 1–4 percent of the genome of non-African modern humans
showsContributionTo genomes of present-day Asians
genomes of present-day Europeans
genomes of present-day Native Americans
showsLowContributionTo sub-Saharan African populations
usedToIdentify Neanderthal-derived alleles affecting human traits
introgressed Neanderthal DNA segments in modern humans
usedToInfer divergence time between Neanderthals and modern humans
patterns of selection in human evolution
population size history of Neanderthals
usedToStudy adaptation to non-African environments
genetic basis of disease risk in modern humans
immune system evolution
skin and hair pigmentation in archaic humans

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subject surface form: Svante Pääbo
this entity surface form: Neanderthal genome project
Neanderthal genome sequencedBy Neanderthal genome self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Neanderthal Genome Project