interbred

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In 2010 scientists reconstructed the Neanderthal genome -- blockbuster research that allowed for analysis making clear that the species interbred.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Those first modern humans that had interbred with Neanderthals and lived alongside them died out completely in Europe 40,000 years ago - but not before their offspring had spread further out into the world.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

This means Thorin's genome was full of the variants one usually sees with recent inbreeding, a striking feature given other modern humans lived nearby with whom Thorin's Neanderthal community could have interbred.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

Over the last decade, genomic sequences of modern and ancient individuals have revealed that, as domestic animals moved into new regions, they interbred with closely related wild species, which has dramatically altered their genomes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

This species and the spotted deer have interbred, and the hybrid progeny survived.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage