Table 1. Consensus sequence of RdV 1 obtained by using the Neandertal-specific primers.

Human reference sequence (27)	T C A C A C A T C A A C T G C A A C T C C A A A G C C A C C C
RdV 1	... T......... A........... A.....
La Chapelle-aux-Saints (25)	... T......... A........... A.....
Engis 2 (25)	... T......... A........... A.....
Feldhofer 1 (26)	... T......... A........... A. G...
Feldhofer 2 (9)	... T......... A........... A.....
Mezmaiskaya 1 (28)	... T......... A........... A.....
Sidrón 441 (29)	... T......... A........... A. G...
Vindija-Vi75 (30)	... T......... A........... A. G...
Vindija-Vi77 (25)	... T......... A........... A. G...
Vindija-Vi80 (25)	... T......... A........... A. G...

Dots indicate identity to the human reference sequence displayed above. DNA sequences determined from the previously amplified Neandertals are shown.