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its more because only a very small subset of humans left Africa and populated the rest of the world. There is more diversity in sub-saharan Africa than the ret
by anthonypasq 5y ago
its more because only a very small subset of humans left Africa and populated the rest of the world.
There is more diversity in sub-saharan Africa than the ret of the world combined.
- madacol 5y agoBut neanderthals are found in europe, not africa. Doesn't it go against your argument?
- nicklecompte 5y agoThere were very few Neanderthals in Europe who had viable offspring with modern humans compared to the size of the (otherwise quite heterogenous) migration wave coming from Africa - and their DNA was obviously very similar to ours from the beginning. So it makes sense that the net impact on genetic diversity wasn’t very large, even if it is detectable.