Originally Posted By: Skinny
If you grew up running a 5k at age 5, you would be a damn fast long distance runner today.


No I wouldn't. I would be okay, but never fast. I am built solely for comfort, not speed. Of course if I grew up chasing down animals for food, my "ass-bone" wouldn't be so big boned. I would probably be more narrow today.

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I have read and heard several places that part of the African population today are free of neanderthal DNA.

"Neanderthal-derived DNA accounts for an estimated 1–4% of the Eurasian genome, but it is significantly absent or uncommon in the genome of most Sub-Saharan African people."



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaic_human_admixture_with_modern_humans

Obviously that is a wikipedia link and wikipedia is not always correct, but I have heard & read this other places.

I thought homo sapien & neanderthal had the same ancestor, but they developed in different parts of the world, giving rise to different species of "humans". They interbred in Europe/Asia as Homo Sapiens took over. There was little to no interbreeding in Africa.

Is the chart below wrong? Is there an alternative theory? I don't know, and am asking. You obviously know more about this area of study than I ever will. Were the homo sapiens in Africa void of neanderthal accountability partners?






Last edited by Beer Belly; 12/08/14 10:11 AM.
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