Did archaic genetic variants help Melanesians adapt?
- Scientists find 19 variations suggestive of positive selection, and likely introduced in prehistoric times through interbreeding with Neanderthals or Denisovans.
Wikimedia Commons photo by Kahuroa The Melanisians settled in the area of New Guinea, north and east of Australia. Compared with other world groups, the DNA of Melanesian populations carries some of the largest percentage of ancestry from now-extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans. A genomic study of Melanesians suggests that certain genetic variants inherited from archaic […]
