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Candidate Denisovan fossils identified through gene regulatory phenotyping.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Sept 2025
Mishol Nadav, Herzlinger Gadi, Rak Yoel, Smilanksy Uzy, Carmel Liran, Gokhman David
Abstract excerpt
Denisovans are an extinct group of humans whose morphology is mostly unknown. The scarcity of verified Denisovan fossils makes it challenging to study their anatomy, and how well they were adapted to their environment. We previously developed a genetic phenotyping approach to gain insight into Denisovan anatomy by detecting gene regulatory changes that likely altered Denisovan skeletal morphology. Here, we scan...
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- Fossils
- Animals
- Phenotype
- Skull
- Humans
- Neanderthals
- Hominidae