Neanderthals and Humans Mated More Recently Than Previously Thought
Homo sapiens inherited Neanderthal genes related to skin pigmentation, metabolism and immune functions that likely helped members of our species who left Africa for Eurasia adapt to a new continent.
Neanderthals just keep coming back into fashion, and in a good way.
And they really got around.
Neanderthal-derived DNA is highest in East Asians, intermediate in Europeans, and lower in Southeast Asians.[5] According to some research, it is also lower in Melanesians and Polynesians compared to both East Asians and Europeans.[5]However, other research finds higher Neanderthal admixture in Melanesians, as well as in Native Americans, than in Europeans (though not higher than in East Asians).[6]
[Emphasis mine.]
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