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"More than half of the distinct genes", is what I would have written if I was thinking more carefully. If the notion of "extinct" is as fuzzy as you propose, t
by sliverstorm 12y ago
"More than half of the distinct genes", is what I would have written if I was thinking more carefully.
If the notion of "extinct" is as fuzzy as you propose, that implies Homo erectus is not extinct, as we descend directly from them.
- mtdewcmu 12y agoHomo erectus lived 1.8 million years ago. Neanderthals lived 33,000 years ago. There's a difference.