could modern humans reproduce with early humans such as: neanderthals, homo erectus, etc. and have offspring?
2007-01-08 08:55:56 · 12 answers · asked by thereisnobathroom! 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Kind of but only up to a certain point. In fact it's been argued that Neanderthals and homo sapiens may have interbred. However a homo sapien (us) probably couldnt breed with an early human like erectus because the genes would be to different (almost like trying to have a child with a monkey)
2007-01-08 09:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Scientists are sequencing the neanderthal genome right now to figure this out. Early results look like they may or may not have interbred. They'll need to do a bunch more sequencing before we can know for sure.
Incidentally, early mitochondrial work looked like there was no interbreeding.
2007-01-08 09:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by BS 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There have been intirguing fossils from both Portugal and israel which SUGGEST modern humans did interbreed with H neaderthalis. However, no neaderthal DNA has been identified in modern humans, so it was probably not a "normal" occurance.
2007-01-08 09:03:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
from what they say, neanderthals no, probably erectus too
technically a species is defined as animals or plants that can mate and produce fertile offspring.
Lucy was a human, so she and I would be the same species, just like many generations earlier, maybe she was my 200,000 times great grandmother, YOURS TOO
2007-01-08 09:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The further you go back in time the less likely it is that the chromosomes would be compatible. No one can tell you far back that is. Humans and Chimpanzees have 98.5% common DNA and can not produce hybrids so there is a hint.
2007-01-08 09:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends on the chromosomes. If they are the same in the number of chromosomes, I guess they could...but if they are different, I don't believe it would be possible.
2007-01-08 09:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why? Is there a hot neanderthal you are thinking of procreating with?
2007-01-08 08:57:58 · answer #7 · answered by Shmesh 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're still humans, the same species, so yes.
2007-01-08 09:03:20 · answer #8 · answered by greencoke 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in theory yes. but we dont know for sure that those species even existed. there are no fossils, just speculation, from what i hear.
2007-01-08 08:58:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
most likily yes.
2007-01-08 08:57:17 · answer #10 · answered by silentjealousy77 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋