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Humans interbred with Neanderthals despite being classified as distinct species

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SUPPORTED
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Extensive paleogenomic research confirms that anatomically modern humans interbred with Neanderthals during their migrations, leaving measurable amounts of Neanderthal ancestry in the genomes of non-African populations today.

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The claim is specific and empirical, dealing with paleogenomics and human evolution. The retrieved papers consistently provide strong genetic evidence demonstrating that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred, despite their traditional classification as distinct species. Therefore, the balance verdict is SUPPORTED.

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The combined landscape of Denisovan and Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
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S. Sankararaman, Swapan Mallick, N. Patterson, D. Reich. The combined landscape of Denisovan and Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.037

This study discusses the landscape of archaic ancestry, including Neanderthal DNA present in modern humans resulting from past interbreeding.

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The evolutionary history of Neanderthal and Denisovan Y chromosomes
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M. Petr, M. Hajdinjak, Qiaomei Fu, Elena Essel, H. Rougier, I. Crevecoeur, P. Semal, L. Golovanova, V. Doronichev, C. Lalueza-Fox, M. de la Rasilla, A. Rosas, M. Shunkov, M. Kozlikin, A. Derevianko, Benjamin Vernot, M. Meyer, J. Kelso. The evolutionary history of Neanderthal and Denisovan Y chromosomes. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb6460

The research analyzes the Y chromosomes of Neanderthals and modern humans, supporting the conclusion of interbreeding between early humans and Neanderthals.

An ancestral recombination graph of human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes
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Nathan K. Schaefer, B. Shapiro, R. Green. An ancestral recombination graph of human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0776

This paper uses ancestral recombination graphs to map archaic hominin admixture, highlighting how modern humans carry genes from Neanderthals due to past interbreeding.

Archaic hominin admixture and its consequences for modern humans
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Debashree Tagore, Joshua M. Akey. Archaic hominin admixture and its consequences for modern humans. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2024.102280

This review highlights that modern humans dispersed out of Africa and mated with now-extinct hominins, including Neanderthals, leaving genomic contributions in contemporary individuals.

A refined analysis of Neanderthal-introgressed sequences in modern humans with a complete reference genome
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Shen-Ao Liang, Tianxin Ren, Jiayu Zhang, Jiahui He, Xuankai Wang, Xinrui Jiang, Yuan He, R. McCoy, Qiaomei Fu, Joshua M. Akey, Yafei Mao, Lu Chen. A refined analysis of Neanderthal-introgressed sequences in modern humans with a complete reference genome. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03502-z

This study maps Neanderthal-introgressed sequences in modern humans using complete reference genomes, confirming the genetic legacy of archaic introgression.

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