The genetic relationship among various human groups

As Welker said, protein analysis helped clarify the genetic relationship among various human groups: both ancient and modern. According to their study, he confirmed that the results support the idea that Homo antecessor was indeed a sister group to Homo sapiens, Denisovans, and Neanderthals. As you can see, this interpretation differed from the prior conclusion that Homo antecessor was the final common ancestor between modern-day humans and Neanderthals. True enough, the genetic information from the 800,000-year-old fossil tooth has resulted in this new genetic discovery.

One of the original paleoanthropologists credited for finding the first Homo antecessor remnants in Spain, Bermúdez de Castro, also served as the study’s co-corresponding author. He expressed that he is “happy that the protein research provided evidence” that the Homo antecessor ancient group may be related to the last shared ancestor of Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens.