A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Interbreeding between Neandertals and ancient anatomically modern humans primarily occurred between male Neandertals and female humans, a new study suggests ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. Genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff's lab at the University of ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens.

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

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WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations ...

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...