Model-based detection and analysis of introgressed Neanderthal ancestry in modern humans
M. Steinrücken, J. P. Spence, J. A. Kamm, E. Wieczorek, Y. S. Song
This study introduces a model-based method to detect Neanderthal introgression in modern humans and finds weak selection against Neanderthal ancestry, possibly due to higher genetic load in Neanderthals.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2017Evolutionary Biology