Taxacom: 46 chromosomes in Homo species and subspecies

[John Grehan]

It seems likely their Australopithecus ancestors had 46 chromosomes

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 9:29 PM Kenneth Kinman via Taxacom <
taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>         I was looking at a 2016/2017 paper indicating that at least some
> individuals of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (neandertals and denisovans)
> possessed just 46 chromosomes.  I guess this doesn't prove that all of them
> had just 46 chromosomes, but it seems likely most or all of them did, and
> that the transition occurred earlier.
>         I am just wondering if there has been any preliminary sequencing
> which indicates the presence of just 46 chromosomes in Homo sapiens
> heidelbergensis, and its presence or absence in Homo erectus or
> floresiensis ("hobbit").  It seems likely their Australopithecus ancestors
> had the ancestral 48 chromosomes, but it would be nice if this could
> eventually be verified.
>                            ------------Ken Kinman
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