Neandertal
- a variation of Neanderthal.
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In the past decade, researchers have linked Neandertal DNA in modern humans to things ranging from smoking habits to celiac disease.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2022
Further progress in the field therefore depended on obtaining the complete Neandertal genome.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2022
Richard E. Green, then a postdoctoral scholar in Pääbo’s laboratory, led the study of the first sequenced Neandertal genome.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2022
Next, using sophisticated DNA sequencing methods, he and his colleagues went on to sequence the full Neandertal genome, publishing their findings in 2010.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2022
The stature is low, not exceeding that of the Neandertal type, but the limb bones are slighter and the build is altogether lighter and more slender.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
