Geneticists have recreated the appearance of the Denisovsky person

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A study published in the journal Cell.

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reconstructed the face of Denisov women, using first received data of the DNA of this extinct human subspecies.

This writes the Chronicle.info with reference to rambler.ru.

A study published in the journal Cell, and briefly about it tells Phys.org. Still on how it looked Denisovskoe man who lived concurrent with Neanderthals and modern humans about 100 thousand years ago, one could only guess.

All world collection of the remains of the denisovans includes the little finger, three teeth and lower jaw. However, this scientist had for the first time to recreate the look Denisovsky person.

To reconstruct the appearance and skeletal anatomy genetics helped. They extracted DNA from the phalanges of the little finger, was found, by the way, in the Altai cave. In addition, the researchers conducted a genetic analysis of the two Neanderthals, five ancient people, 55 of our contemporaries and five chimpanzees.

It turned out that the denisovans in many respects resembled the Neanderthals, some features were like us, while other features were unique. Only the researchers identified 56 of the anatomical features on which the denisovans differed from modern humans and Neanderthals. Of these 34 features were found in the structure of the skull.

He was wider than in modern humans and Neanderthals. Perhaps the denisovans were also longer dental arch. While the denisovans and the Neanderthals, has an elongated face and wide hips.

Using data from the genetic analysis, scientists first managed to recreate the look Denisovsky person. It turned out that the pinky belonged to a young woman.

By the way, while genetics has been working on his article, came another study. It was devoted to the study of a fragment of the lower jaw of Denisova, found in China. It was given a detailed description of this bone.

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