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there tends to be natural selection on chromosome X for stretches of DNA from the population that contributed most of the hybrid population’s ancestry. This causes the hybrid population to derive its chromosome X almost entirely from the majority population, leading to an anomalously low genetic divergence on chromosome X between the hybrid population and one of the hybridizing populations, consistent with the pattern seen in humans and chimpanzees.
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
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