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Refining models of archaic admixture in Eurasia with ArchaicSeeker 2.0.
Nature communications - 29 Oct 2021
Yuan Kai, Ni Xumin, Liu Chang, Pan Yuwen, Deng Lian, Zhang Rui, Gao Yang, Ge Xueling, Liu Jiaojiao, Ma Xixian, Lou Haiyi, Wu Taoyang, Xu Shuhua
Abstract excerpt
We developed a method, ArchaicSeeker 2.0, to identify introgressed hominin sequences and model multiple-wave admixture. The new method enabled us to discern two waves of introgression from both Denisovan-like and Neanderthal-like hominins in present-day Eurasian populations and an ancient Siberian individual. We estimated that an early Denisovan-like introgression occurred in Eurasia around 118.8-94.0 thousand...
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