Posted on 06/24/2015 6:50:32 AM PDT by Sopater
Good points!
Kinky.
It isn’t evidence that the interbreeding happened in Europe.
Or, the reverse.
After all, the supposedly less strong and intelligent sapiens wiped out Neandertaliensis, not the other way around. There had to have been some occasions in which the males were killed but the females were still alive.
“In comparison, all people except sub-Saharan Africans share 1% to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals today.”
So do sub-Saharan Africans share more than 1% to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals or is it less?
If you look directly at Medusa, you’ll turn to stone.
A team of scientists comparing the full genomes of the two species concluded that most Europeans and Asians have between 1 to 4 percent Neanderthal DNA. Indigenous sub-Saharan Africans have no Neanderthal DNA because their ancestors did not migrate through Eurasia.
What about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Neanderthals? How did Neanderthals treat their LGBT members???
I self identify as Neanderthal. Where is my government subsidy?
“There had to have been some occasions in which the males were killed but the females were still alive.”
Sure. But, again, the lack of Neanderthal mitochondria (which comes from mom only) in modern humans tends to prove that it was Neaderthal men slumming with homo sapien sapien women. (Or that such cross-breeds were sterile.)
That and a Neaderthal woman was still as strong as an NFL lineman, so not sure how they take to being slaves.
People always think it is the bigger, stronger, faster that survive, but being big, strong, and faster means you have to A LOT. (And a bigger brain uses a lot of calories, too.)
Scarcity of food wipes out “better” examples all the time (example: Shetland ponies ancestors were normal ponies and the pressure of poor food choices and cold made a preference for squatty little horses.)
“o do sub-Saharan Africans share more than 1% to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals or is it less?”
Less, as in “none.”
Neaderthals were fair skinned with red or blond hair.
Any port in a storm.
All good points.
Suspect you left out a word in your fourth para. Probably “eat.”
No, there actually is a "gold standard" for defining the differences between breeds or sub-species versus species, genera and families.
Breeds (i.e., dogs), varieties (plants) or "races" (humans) can and do readily interbreed.
Sub-species also interbreed, but not so readily or successfully.
We think today that Neanderthals were a sub-species of humans.
Different species of the same genus don't normally interbreed in the wild, though sometimes can be forced in captivity.
A typical example is horse and donkey species producing sterile mule offspring.
Different genera of the same family usually cannot successfully interbreed, even when forced, for example, African and Indian Elephants.
Bottom line: it's the degree of difficulty in interbreeding which helps tell biologists how closely related are two different populations.
this is about dehumanizing European and European cultures.
IOW it is owellian.
Early European modern human had a close Neanderthal ancestor
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3303323/posts
The Neandertal Enigma"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]
by James Shreeve
in local libraries
“Suspect you left out a word in your fourth para. Probably “eat.””
Yes, I tend to use an iPhone and have rather Neaderthal-sized fingers.
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