interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd 
interbred
ˌin-tər-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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Sign up By combining data from both studies, it was concluded that early humans and Neanderthals reached their peak interbreeding period around 47,000 years ago.
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Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That's because early humans in these places had no Neanderthal DNA before the interbreeding event.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Now, two new studies suggest that ancient humans and Neanderthals interbred during a limited period of time as humans left Africa.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Certain studies helped shed light on where humans and Neanderthals got together, but new findings in the journal Science help pinpoint when, on the Neanderthal timeline, these two species started interbreeding.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That's because early humans in these places had no Neanderthal DNA before the interbreeding event.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Now, two new studies suggest that ancient humans and Neanderthals interbred during a limited period of time as humans left Africa.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Certain studies helped shed light on where humans and Neanderthals got together, but new findings in the journal Science help pinpoint when, on the Neanderthal timeline, these two species started interbreeding.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌint-ər-ˈbrēd
interbred
-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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