Thanks skyblue1, I had read about that finding recently.

If you are interested do a google on "neanderthal dna 2010" and you will find a bunch of articles and web pages on the subject and on the latest findings.

My Neanderthal features include:
* Being teased for looking like a caveman at school.
* Heavy bone structure, physically very strong.
* Pronounced underbite.
* Enormous head (neanderthals had larger brains than modern man, though of course there is no way of measuring their intelligence). This is a family trait, although I am the undisputed owner of the largest head within my family.
* Cold weather has never seemed to worry me. I am the guy walking around in the snow in shorts or in shirtsleeves.
* Very pale skin that is very sensitive to sunlight.
* Light brown hair (greying now) but with a reddish hue under strong light or if I let it grow long enough for the brown to start to fade out. All facial hair is ginger.

On the other hand I am way too tall to be a true neanderthal.

It is an interesting hypothesis, and I would love it if more evidence turned up that showed me to have a larger serving of neanderthal DNA than most.

This post was last modified: 05-21-2010 06:20 PM by 142857.