KnowraDenisovanLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Denisovan, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 10Related 5Narrower topic 2Compared with 5Ancient DNABroader topic: Genetic evidence revealed a previously unknown hominin population from a small fragmentary fossil record.Human evolutionRelated: Sparse fossils and widespread genetic traces leave their anatomy and geographic range uncertain.HomininBroader topic: Denisovans reveal hominin diversity that genetic evidence can uncover from fragmentary remains.Homo sapiensCompared with: Denisovans were distinct from Homo sapiens but interbred with some human populations.NeanderthalCompared with: Denisovans were another archaic human lineage that overlapped and interbred with Neanderthals.Altai MountainsRelated: The cave provides key evidence of ancient human populations in the Altai.QuaternaryBroader topic: Denisovans add to the picture of human diversity during the late Pleistocene.Neanderthal admixtureCompared with: Denisovans contributed ancestry to some living populations through a separate set of encounters.Hominin taxonomyBroader topic: Genetic evidence revealed a lineage that sparse fossils alone had not clearly distinguished.PaleogenomicsBroader topic: Ancient genomic data revealed this human group before its fossil record was well understood.Denisova CaveNarrower topic: The cave became famous because its remains revealed this previously unknown population.Hominin evolutionBroader topic: Denisovans reveal a lineage that genetic evidence identified before its fossils were understood.Denisovan admixtureNarrower topic: They were the source population for the genetic contributions traced in living humans.HomoBroader topic: They contributed ancestry to some modern populations and illustrate how incomplete Homo's fossil record remains.Neanderthal genome projectCompared with: Comparing Denisovan and Neanderthal genomes clarified multiple archaic contributions to modern humans.Hominin phylogenyBroader topic: Genomes reveal a major lineage whose fossil record remains limited.Svante PääboBroader topic: Pääbo’s group recognized this previously unknown hominin through genetic evidence.Homo luzonensisRelated: Denisovan ancestry in present-day island populations complicates questions about archaic humans in the region.Multiregional origin of modern humansBroader topic: Denisovan ancestry in living populations demonstrates another documented episode of archaic admixture.Penghu 1Related: Denisovans demonstrate that Asian human diversity can be difficult to recognize from fragmentary remains.Red Deer Cave peopleRelated: Denisovans offer a plausible Asian comparison, though the Maludong fossils lack diagnostic DNA.Tautavel ManCompared with: Their genetic identification contrasts with the largely anatomical classification of the Arago fossils.
KnowraDenisovanLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Denisovan, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 10Related 5Narrower topic 2Compared with 5Ancient DNABroader topic: Genetic evidence revealed a previously unknown hominin population from a small fragmentary fossil record.Human evolutionRelated: Sparse fossils and widespread genetic traces leave their anatomy and geographic range uncertain.HomininBroader topic: Denisovans reveal hominin diversity that genetic evidence can uncover from fragmentary remains.Homo sapiensCompared with: Denisovans were distinct from Homo sapiens but interbred with some human populations.NeanderthalCompared with: Denisovans were another archaic human lineage that overlapped and interbred with Neanderthals.Altai MountainsRelated: The cave provides key evidence of ancient human populations in the Altai.QuaternaryBroader topic: Denisovans add to the picture of human diversity during the late Pleistocene.Neanderthal admixtureCompared with: Denisovans contributed ancestry to some living populations through a separate set of encounters.Hominin taxonomyBroader topic: Genetic evidence revealed a lineage that sparse fossils alone had not clearly distinguished.PaleogenomicsBroader topic: Ancient genomic data revealed this human group before its fossil record was well understood.Denisova CaveNarrower topic: The cave became famous because its remains revealed this previously unknown population.Hominin evolutionBroader topic: Denisovans reveal a lineage that genetic evidence identified before its fossils were understood.Denisovan admixtureNarrower topic: They were the source population for the genetic contributions traced in living humans.HomoBroader topic: They contributed ancestry to some modern populations and illustrate how incomplete Homo's fossil record remains.Neanderthal genome projectCompared with: Comparing Denisovan and Neanderthal genomes clarified multiple archaic contributions to modern humans.Hominin phylogenyBroader topic: Genomes reveal a major lineage whose fossil record remains limited.Svante PääboBroader topic: Pääbo’s group recognized this previously unknown hominin through genetic evidence.Homo luzonensisRelated: Denisovan ancestry in present-day island populations complicates questions about archaic humans in the region.Multiregional origin of modern humansBroader topic: Denisovan ancestry in living populations demonstrates another documented episode of archaic admixture.Penghu 1Related: Denisovans demonstrate that Asian human diversity can be difficult to recognize from fragmentary remains.Red Deer Cave peopleRelated: Denisovans offer a plausible Asian comparison, though the Maludong fossils lack diagnostic DNA.Tautavel ManCompared with: Their genetic identification contrasts with the largely anatomical classification of the Arago fossils.