title: Neandertal genetic diversity: a fresh look from old samples.
abstract: The recent publication of three old Neandertal mitochondrial sequences shows that the genetic diversity of the Neandertals has been largely underestimated. It suggests that the Neandertal population was extensively subdivided geographically, and that its genetic diversity changed markedly over time.
authors.affiliation: Computational and Molecular Population Genetics Lab, Zoological Institute, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Excoffier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D003710:Demography; D005060:Europe; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005843:Geography; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial