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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: [DNA] 4 percent Neanderthal?
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 14:20:49 -0700


My question, to come, is driven by having a link to article on neanderthal genes in modern man not functioning.

Which of the below is being suggested by some researchers:

A. 4 percent of modern humans show pieces of genetic material inherited from Neanderthals; or

B. The typical or average modern human (perhaps outside of sub-sahara Africa) shows 4 percent of his/her genetic material inherited from Neanderthals; or

C. Something else

Have the pieces of genetic material alleged to be inherited from Neanderthal been associated with any phenotype attributes? Or is it "junk" dna material, or control dna material?



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