New Cytochrome C evidence
- From: _Arthur <Arthur_@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:07:04 -0700 (PDT)
Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome Sequenced From 38,000-year-
old Bone
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807130824.htm
"Analysis of the new sequence confirms that the mitochondria of
Neanderthals falls outside the variation found in humans today,
offering no evidence of admixture between the two lineages although it
remains a possibility. It also shows that the last common ancestor of
Neanderthals and humans lived about 660,000 years ago, give or take
140,000 years.
Of the 13 proteins encoded in the mitochondrial DNA, they found that
one, known as subunit 2 of cytochrome c oxidase of the mitochondrial
electron transport chain or COX2, had experienced a surprising number
of amino acid substitutions in humans since the separation from
Neanderthals. While the finding is intriguing, Green said, it's not
yet clear what it means."
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Let's see how Sean Pitman spins this one. Of course, no "1000 aa"
changes were involved, so it falls under the Pitman Treshold.
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