interbreeding

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According to the researchers, interbreeding between ancient humans and Denisovans left behind many genetic variants that remain present in people today.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

But over hundreds of millennia, human migrations resulted in interbreeding, researchers say.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Even after our successful interbreeding with Neanderthals, our population of Europe wasn't without hitches.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Duplicated and rearranged genes can account for some of this knottiness, Renner explains, as can interbreeding among these diverging plants.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

For a new species to arise, then, some factor must arise that makes interbreeding impossible.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee