interbreeding

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

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Homo sapiens had crossed over from the African continent before this, but the new research shows these populations before the interbreeding period did not survive.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

But whether that interbreeding was critical to H. elevatus separating from H. pardalinus and becoming its own distinct species was a mystery.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

Continued interbreeding between hatchery-origin and natural-origin salmon could contribute to a decline in overall fitness for the natural-origin fish, unless the level of interbreeding is carefully managed, she said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Geographic isolation might have solved some of the “grey finch” problem—by restricting interbreeding between particular variants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee