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. 2016 Apr 26;113(17):E2354.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1602270113. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

Why are there no persisting hybrids of humans with Denisovans, Neanderthals, or anyone else?

Ajit Varki  1
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Why are there no persisting hybrids of humans with Denisovans, Neanderthals, or anyone else?

Ajit Varki. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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