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No fossils of Homo neanderthalensis have been found inAfrica, but many African populations have traces of NeanderthalDNA. If Neanderthals were never in Africa (which is a possibility,though fossils may yet be found), how can the presence ofNeanderthal DNA be explained?

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A modern human who lived 40000 years ago had 69 of Neanderthal DNA NonAfrican modern humans have 14 of Neanderthal DNA There are studies that give evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans These pieces of evidence shed light on the expansion of humans out of Africa Neanderthals evolved and lived    See Answer
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