Humans Carry About 1% DNA From a Mystery Ancient Lineage
TL;DR
A TRACE-based analysis of 503 genomes found about 0.5–1.1% of human DNA from a mysterious, unsequenced archaic lineage—present across populations including Africans and Oceanians—suggesting ancient interbreeding beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, though the exact identity of this ghost lineage remains unknown.
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- Up to 1% of Your DNA May Come From a Mysterious Human Lineage ZME Science
- The genome of a long-extinct ancient human is hiding within us New Scientist
- Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA Sci.News
- Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA Ars Technica
- Scientists found two mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestors hiding in our DNA ScienceDaily
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