Did humans and chimps interbreed?
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:08 am
A detailed study of human and chimp genomes, intended to discover the point at which the species diverged, has revealed some unusual things. One explanation for the results found may be that humans and chimps continued to interbreed after diverging into seperate species - perhaps even completely rehybridising before diverging into the seperate lines that led to the species' today.
This could mean that the earliest human ancestor fossils might actually be evolutionary dead ends from before the two species fully diverged.
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This could mean that the earliest human ancestor fossils might actually be evolutionary dead ends from before the two species fully diverged.
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