I thought even after the merge the Neanderthal genes continued to get rarer, indicating natural selection against them
replyIf it's 2% now after 2000-3000 generations, it must have stabilized because any number <1 is basically zero when raised to the 2000th power.
replySounds plausible indeed. Anyways, neanderthals operating a large scale fat production 125 thousand years ago could be a good plot for another hollywood movie scenario. Any takers?
replyYou might enjoy Hominids by Robert Sawyer
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