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The original was posted on /r/biology by /u/prb2021 on 2024-04-08 16:05:07.

I’m curious how genetically different are modern humans (e.g. pygmies from the Congo vs Polynesians in Samoa), and how does that compare to the genetic difference between Neanderthals and modern humans? If Neanderthals were alive today, would we just lump them into “modern humans”?