The Mother Was A Neanderthal
Slon, on the other hand, was shocked by what she found when she examined the mitochondrial DNA in the bone. It is well-known that this type of cell structure contains just material that a child gets from their mother. The teenager’s mother was a female Neanderthal, and this proved that she was derived from her.
The Mother Was A Neanderthal
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The Ancient Teenager
“This was already pretty exciting,” Slon told National Geographic in 2018. “It only became more intriguing when we started looking at the nuclear DNA.” Our knowledge of genetics informs us that this material is carried down via both the male and female lines, and it allowed scientists to discover more about the father of this ancient teenager.
The Ancient Teenager
