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If Homo Sapiens is known to have DNA from other hominids such as Neanderthals, does that mean that species can ‘re-branch’ and merge back into each other? Is this what happened to the Neanderthals? Are there examples of this occurring with other species that we know of?

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If Homo Sapiens is known to have DNA from other hominids such as Neanderthals, does that mean that species can ‘re-branch’ and merge back into each other? Is this what happened to the Neanderthals? Are there examples of this occurring with other species that we know of?	1