Bi Cai-Li, Guo Guang-Yan, Zhang Xiao, Tian Yan-Hui, Shen Yin-Zhu
College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China.
Yi Chuan. 2012 Jun;34(6):659-65. doi: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2012.00659.
Neandertal is our closest known relative and also an archaic hominid reserving the richest fossils. Whether the Neandertals exchanged their DNA with modern human or not is a matter of debate on the modern human origin. The progresses on the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes of Neandertals in recent years were reviewed in this paper. Recent study has revealed possible genetic contribution of Neandertals to the modern human to some extent, which arose the rethinking of modern human origin. The experiences gained in the research on Neandertals will benefit the study on archaic hominids, unravel the mystery of modern human origin, and enrich the relative theoretical systems in evolutionary biological field.
尼安德特人是我们已知的最亲近的亲属，也是保留最丰富化石的古老原始人类。尼安德特人与现代人类是否交换了DNA，这是关于现代人类起源的一个有争议的问题。本文综述了近年来尼安德特人线粒体和核基因组的研究进展。最近的研究揭示了尼安德特人在一定程度上可能对现代人类有基因贡献，这引发了对现代人类起源的重新思考。在尼安德特人研究中获得的经验将有益于古老原始人类的研究，揭开现代人类起源之谜，并丰富进化生物学领域的相关理论体系。
