[Kenny Bunk]

Given the prevalence of Neanderthal DNA in world populations, the hybrids were anything but sterile.

What I was attempting to ask, in my Holiday Inn Express-educated way was, "is it possible that the hybrids (i.e., Neander/Cromagnon) were not uniformly successful and that eventually the Neandertal portion of our DNA became sort of like, well, tiny?"

Also, are there populations around today where the Neandertal Quotient is much higher? Like take me, for instance. I have a long pointy nose and like really thin lips, a big cleft chin, but very prominent brow ridges. How much Neandertal DNA might I have? And, would a DNA test tell me how much?

Many women express an interest in redecorating my cave, but so far I have not had to club any of them.

[Nepeta]

How much Neandertal DNA might I have? And, would a DNA test tell me how much?

National Geographic's testing will tell you these things.

I am a PROUD descendant of the Serious Brow Ridge guys with 2.8 % Neanderthal in my makeup. I don't have a serious brow ridge. The average is about 2.1 %. I also have 4.1 % Denisovan ancestry, which is about twice the average amount.

[Red Badger]

People tend to forget that the Cromagnons and Neanderthals shared a lot of DNA that would have been identical, so when we speak of ‘Neanderthal DNA’ we are actually speaking of DNA pieces that are uniquely traceable to them....................

[PapaBear3625]

What I was attempting to ask, in my Holiday Inn Express-educated way was, "is it possible that the hybrids (i.e., Neander/Cromagnon) were not uniformly successful and that eventually the Neandertal portion of our DNA became sort of like, well, tiny?"

There's also the part that no Neanderthal DNA is in black Africans, so it might be that Neanderthal DNA is part of what makes Europeans and Asians a bit distinct from Africans.