interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd 
interbred
ˌin-tər-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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According to the new findings, this wave of interbreeding happened roughly 43,500 to 50,500 years ago, more recently than some previous estimates suggested.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
People today largely derive from interbreeding between modern-looking humans in Africa and the disparate human populations littering the wider world.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
The analysis confirmed that Neanderthals interbred with early modern humans, which marked a turning point in understanding ancient human interactions.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The team found that Neanderthal DNA had entered the family’s lineage 80 generations earlier—a timeframe for interbreeding that mirrors the one revealed in the Science paper.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
People today largely derive from interbreeding between modern-looking humans in Africa and the disparate human populations littering the wider world.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
The analysis confirmed that Neanderthals interbred with early modern humans, which marked a turning point in understanding ancient human interactions.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The team found that Neanderthal DNA had entered the family’s lineage 80 generations earlier—a timeframe for interbreeding that mirrors the one revealed in the Science paper.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 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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