Last Neanderthals in north-west Europe were surprisingly genetically diverse
A new genetic analysis of Neanderthals from north-western Europe has found that the population was surprisingly genetically diverse in their final period of existence. The findings challenge the long-held hypothesis that inbreeding drove the species to extinction. The study offers new insight into the fate of one of humanity's closest evolutionary relatives.
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