# Tucci 2018: Evolutionary history and adaptation of a human pygmy population of Flores Island, Indonesia

> Serena Tucci, Samuel H. Vohr, Rajiv C. McCoy et al., 2018. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Evidence that H. floresiensis left no detectable…

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# Evolutionary history and adaptation of a human pygmy population of Flores Island, Indonesia

Serena Tucci, Samuel H. Vohr, Rajiv C. McCoy et al., 2018. _Science 361(6401): 511-516_.

Genomes of the short-statured people of Rampasasa, near Liang Bua: Denisovan and Neanderthal admixture but no sign of gene flow from another archaic hominin; short stature arose independently by selection.

**Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.aar8486](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar8486)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Evidence that H. floresiensis left no detectable genetic trace in living Flores people.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Rampasasa pygmy genomes (Tucci et al. 2018)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CZNMVV27DFN/rampasasa-pygmy-genomes-tucci-et-al-2018)

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[Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis)

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## Cite it

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Tucci, S., Vohr, S. H., McCoy, R. C., Vernot, B., Robinson, M. R., Barbieri, C., Nelson, B. J., & Fu, W. (2018). Evolutionary history and adaptation of a human pygmy population of Flores Island, Indonesia. Science 361(6401): 511-516. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar8486
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