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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 4219308, member: 15199&quot;]The term extinct could mean all of its genetic information was lost. But this is certainly not true. What is being genetically shown is that there was large amounts of fertile exchange between the Human species with the Neanderthals that allowed humans from Africa to move up and survive the colder and dimmer sunlight with Neanderthal genes for skin and vitamin D formations, etc. Most populations of humans today , except for Southern Africa have 1.5-2.1 % Neanderthal genes. Humans in the far north continental areas may have significantly more , up to some reported levels of 30% or so. At last count there have been 7 species of Homo sapiens&nbsp; that lived in overlapping time periods and exchanged genetic material.&nbsp; So branches didn&#039;t go completely extinct, as they spread and interbred, they eventually produced the current Homo sapiens.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/just-how-many-extinct-types-of-human-did-our-ancestors-meet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/just-how-many-extinct-types-of-human-did-our-ancestors-meet" rel="nofollow">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/just-how-many-extinct-types-of-human-did-our-ancestors-meet</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As genetic testing gets more refined and more specimens of the lesser know subspecies&nbsp; are found, science can better see the paths taken for us to end up where and what we are. If I owned a genetic testing company, next gifting, I would make kits to determine their human makeup %, although some of my relatives claim to be 100% ..........,&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Won&#039;t they be surprised. IMO, Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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