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Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability in southern African Paranthropus.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 29 May 2025
Madupe Palesa P, Koenig Claire, Patramanis Ioannis, Rüther Patrick L, Hlazo Nomawethu, Mackie Meaghan, Tawane Mirriam, Krueger Johanna, Taurozzi Alberto J, Troché Gaudry, Kibii Job, Pickering Robyn, Dickinson Marc R, Sahle Yonatan, Kgotleng Dipuo, Musiba Charles, Manthi Fredrick, Bell Liam, DuPlessis Michelle, Gilbert Catherine, Zipfel Bernhard, Kuderna Lukas F K, Lizano Esther, Welker Frido, Kyriakidou Pelagia, Cox Jürgen, Mollereau Catherine, Tokarski Caroline, Blackburn Jonathan, Ramos-Madrigal Jazmín, Marques-Bonet Tomas, Penkman Kirsty, Zanolli Clément, Schroeder Lauren, Racimo Fernando, Olsen Jesper V, Ackermann Rebecca R, Cappellini Enrico
Abstract excerpt
Paranthropus robustus is a morphologically well-documented Early Pleistocene hominin species from southern Africa with no genetic evidence reported so far. In this work, we describe the mass spectrometric sequencing of enamel peptides from four ~2 million-year-old dental specimens attributed morphologically to P. robustus from the site of Swartkrans in South Africa. The identification of AMELY-specific peptides...
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