[HN Gopher] Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern...
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       Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2023-06-12 20:09 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (phys.org)
        
       | kjander79 wrote:
       | Sounds to me they are saying this is a significant reduction in
       | the Neanderthal genes that survive today, down to 4303 that can't
       | be attributed to other human variants. This would make more sense
       | to me, as the usual statement of up to 4% of a person's genes
       | would be enough to create a unique species, wouldn't it?
        
         | causality0 wrote:
         | That depends entirely on what the genes in question do. Some
         | pairs of species can produce viable offspring even though the
         | parent species have different numbers of chromosomes.
        
       | steve_adams_86 wrote:
       | Here's the source paper (Mar 20, 2023):
       | https://elifesciences.org/articles/80757
        
       | causality0 wrote:
       | _influencing 47 distinct genetic traits, such as how fast someone
       | can burn calories or a person 's natural immune resistance to
       | certain diseases._
       | 
       | Annoying that the article doesn't actually tell us _what_ the
       | effects are. Do these Neanderthal genes make it easier or harder
       | to burn calories? Against which diseases do Neanderthal genes
       | give an advantage and against which a disadvantage?
        
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