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Not at all. For instance, it is thought that H. sapiens × H. neanderthalis hybrids, while viable at least some of the time, were almost never fertile. To explai
by Sharlin 7y ago
Not at all. For instance, it is thought that H. sapiens × H. neanderthalis hybrids, while viable at least some of the time, were almost never fertile. To explain the Neanderthal contribution to the genome of modern humans, only a very low frequency of successful hybridization events is required.