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What evidence is there that humans and Neanderthals interbred?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to a 2019 study in Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers discovered portions of the Neanderthal genome in non-African people living today. They also found that the likelihood of carrying Neanderthal DNA varied from region to region, as it was 12% to 20% more commonly found in individuals in East Asia compared to their European counterparts.

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What evidence is there that humans and Neanderthals interbred?

• Archaeologists put fossils of both under a blacklight
• Graves that featured the two cuddling together
• Surprisingly graphic cave paintings
• Traces of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans