The evolutionary history of Neandertal and Denisovan Y chromosomes
M. Petr, M. Hajdinjak, Q. Fu, E. Essel, H. Rougier, I. Crevecoeur, P. Semal, L. V. Golovanova, V. B. Doronichev, C. Lalueza-Fox, M. de la Rasilla, A. Rosas, M. V. Shunkov, M. B. Kozlikin, A. P. Derevianko, , J. Kelso
The paper analyzes ancient Y chromosomes from Denisovans and Neandertals, finding they split from a shared lineage around 700 kya, with Neandertal Y chromosomes diverging from modern humans around 370 kya.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology