interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd 
interbred
ˌin-tər-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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Reconstructing contact and a potential interbreeding geographical zone between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans
Research associate at the Stiftung Neanderthal Museum, in Mettmann, Germany.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
The new work suggests that about 20 percent of that diversity came through interbreeding with modern humans, implying that the Neanderthal population was even smaller than those estimates.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
Denisovans interbred with Neandertals, and both mated with modern humans.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
But many questions still linger around where these two groups got together and what their interbreeding might have looked like.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
The new work suggests that about 20 percent of that diversity came through interbreeding with modern humans, implying that the Neanderthal population was even smaller than those estimates.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
Denisovans interbred with Neandertals, and both mated with modern humans.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
But many questions still linger around where these two groups got together and what their interbreeding might have looked like.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌint-ər-ˈbrēd
interbred
-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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