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MeSH Heading: Neanderthals
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.400.550
Unique ID: D059125
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059125
Annotation: check the tag ANIMAL
Scope Note: Common name for an extinct species of the Homo genus. Fossils have been found in Europe and Asia. Genetic evidence suggests that limited interbreeding with modern HUMANS (Homo sapiens) took place.
Entry Term(s): Homo neanderthalensis; Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neandertals; Neanderthal Man
Previous Indexing: Hominidae (1965-2011); Humans (1965-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0547948
Scope Note: Common name for an extinct species of the Homo genus. Fossils have been found in Europe and Asia. Genetic evidence suggests that limited interbreeding with modern HUMANS (Homo sapiens) took place.
Terms: Neanderthals Preferred Term
Term UI T773812
Date07/07/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Neanderthal Man
Term UI T000958238
Date05/17/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Homo neanderthalensis
Term UI T773813
Date07/07/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Term UI T773814
Date07/07/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Neandertals
Term UI T773815
Date07/07/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

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