科学新闻：英国科学家发现美洲印第安人嘴唇形状继承有有丹尼索瓦人的基因 （图） yzout2021-02-08 16:47:11

In a genome-wide association study of 6,169 Latin American individuals, an international team of scientists identified 32 gene regions (loci) that influenced facial features such as nose, lip, jaw, and brow shape, nine of which were entirely new discoveries while the others validated genes with prior limited evidence; one of these genes appears to have been inherited from Denisovans, an extinct sister group of Neanderthals.

A portrait of a juvenile female Denisovan based on a skeletal profile reconstructed from ancient DNA methylation maps. Image credit: Maayan Harel.