Chad is the closest thing today to a neanderthal. Big, strong, violent, aggressive, stupid.
Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans usually involved males of the former and females of the latter, a new study finds.
A study today in Science sheds light on who mated with whom. Most cross-species couplings involved Neanderthal males and modern human females, an analysis of Neanderthal X chromosomes suggests. The genetic patterns indicate it was a matter of mate choice: Either H. sapiens females fancied Neanderthals over their own kind, Neanderthal males preferred modern females, or both.
Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans usually involved males of the former and females of the latter, a new study finds.
A study today in Science sheds light on who mated with whom. Most cross-species couplings involved Neanderthal males and modern human females, an analysis of Neanderthal X chromosomes suggests. The genetic patterns indicate it was a matter of mate choice: Either H. sapiens females fancied Neanderthals over their own kind, Neanderthal males preferred modern females, or both.
