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A view of Neandertal genetic diversity

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Figure 1: Schematic phylogenetic tree of 2 Neandertal mtDNA and 663 contemporary humans

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We thank H. Poinar for discussions and synthesis of PTB; C. Färber and S. Gross for technical support; W. Schartau for primer synthesis; J. Bark and P. Gill for experimental help; K. Strimmer and F. Burckhardt for help with databases and computer programs; A. Greenwood, J. Hey, S. Hornung, M. Stoneking, L. Vigilant and D. Serre for help and discussions; and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Max Planck Gesellschaft for financial support.

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Krings, M., Capelli, C., Tschentscher, F. et al. A view of Neandertal genetic diversity. Nat Genet 26, 144–146 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/79855

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