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Neanderthal Frankenstein

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03-13-2005 11:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by RAZD
03-13-2005 9:52 PM

different enough from homosap in appearance (and probably in behavior) that mating would not likely be considered (reproductively isolated).
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i'm relatively sure there is at least one recorded half-breed skeleton.
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03-14-2005 11:53 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by RAZD
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so interbreeding was not common.
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well no of course not. we'd notice if it was, i think.
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i've heard a suggestion that the red-haired gene comes from neanderthals. i never thought to look it up and see if there's anything to it.
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There was a skeleton, of a young female if I recall correctly, found in Spain that seemed to show some features characteristic of Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans. Though this hinted at interbreeding I don't think anyone seriously suggested it was conclusive evidence.
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ah ok.
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03-16-2005 12:52 AM 		Reply to: Message 9 by RAZD
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as far as interbreeding goes, I am reminded of a study done on male stickle-backs (fish the size of minnows) that showed that the longer they went without mating the more likely they were to attempt mating with things that looked less and less like female stickle-backs, even with sticks and the like (the study was joked about as a "we needed a study to determine that?" kind of thing - fascinating why you remember some things eh?).
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lmao!
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03-17-2005 12:41 AM 		Reply to: Message 12 by macaroniandcheese
03-16-2005 11:18 PM

i'm nearly positive she's wrong on this one too.
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however, i don't suspect we WILL find neanderthal dna in mitochondrial origin studies, since we did not originate in neanderthals. we'll only find a small degree of interbreeding: the occasional stray gene.
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03-17-2005 12:49 AM 		Reply to: Message 14 by macaroniandcheese
03-17-2005 12:46 AM

*shrugs* anything is possible. cause boys are gross
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no, boys are desperate because girls are mean.
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