Denisova Cave and the Mystery of the mtDNA Phylogenetic Tree

Nobody expected a great surprise. Genetic testing of the little finger of an early hominin child found in the Siberian Denisova Cave, Kostenki, in the middle of archeological remains pertaining to Upper Paleolithic culture, would almost for sure confirm DNA similar to ours. There was a slim change that the pinky belonged to a Neanderthal … Continue reading Denisova Cave and the Mystery of the mtDNA Phylogenetic Tree