August 2022 PMID 36008753

Revised time estimation of the ancestral human chromosome 2 fusion.

Barbara Poszewiecka, Krzysztof Gogolewski, Paweł Stankiewicz, Anna Gambin

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The discussions collectively convey strong support for the recent research adjustments, with users citing specific studies like the 2022 peer-reviewed article and debating the timing of the fusion event, which influences understanding of human evolutionary history; tone is analytical and evidentiary, emphasizing the importance and recent developments in the field.

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Most discussions support the revised timeline of the chromosome fusion event, citing recent studies and genetic evidence.

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Posts show high curiosity, referencing multiple studies, dates, and implications for human evolution.

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Many users analyze the implications, critique sources, or provide additional research details, indicating deep engagement.

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The discussions highlight the significance of accurately dating the fusion event, fundamentally affecting theories of human origins, making it highly impactful.

Abstract in brief

  • The study discusses the fusion of two ancestral primate chromosomes that led to human chromosome 2, a key event in human evolution, with traditional estimates suggesting it occurred around 45 million years ago.
  • The researchers developed a new algorithm to analyze specific genetic markers (AT to GC substitutions) near the fusion site, estimating that this event actually took place approximately 0.9 million years ago, providing a more recent timeline.
  • Their approach not only refines the timing of the chromosome fusion but also offers a new method to understand evolutionary relationships among Great Apes, enhancing our knowledge of primate speciation.]

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John Hawks
@johnhawks · X

Human chromosome 2 resulted from the fusion of two ancestral chromosomes shared by chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. An interesting new article suggests this fusion happened around 900,000 years ago (95% CI up to 1.5 million). https://t.co/Lt30J89rGl https://t.co/gIn3nJsfpH

Sep 7, 2022 · 148 likes · 41 shares · 28,404 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation time at 0.9 Mya with a 95% confidence interval of 0.4-1.5 Mya https://t.co/xDPc9LzkJ8

Jul 25, 2023 · 36 likes · 6 shares · 30,079 followers View post →
FactChecker, Ph.D.
@Faktantarkast10 · X

@SamiAntinniemi Ei ole ilmestynyt uutta kromosomia vaan kaksi kromosomia fuusioitui ehkä jopa 4.5 miljoonaa vuotta sitten. Ihmisen uskotaan olleen puhekykyinen jopa 2 miljoonaa vuotta

Oct 3, 2025 · 8 likes · 4,832 followers View post →
Daniel Tuijnman
@DanielTuijnman · X

@BorgerPieter @MarionKoopmans @MarcBonten @KlaasvanDijk5 Wat jammer toch voor je dat jij werkelijk de enige bent die die mening is toegedaan en ooit moleculair bioloog was/is. Hier een artikel uit 2022 daarover: https://t.co/gCydyP6089

Nov 17, 2022 · 5 likes · 3,513 followers View post →
Frank Visser
@ReusVisser · X

Tot op de dag van vandaag wordt er aan dit fusieprobleem gerekend door bio-informatici. Wie deze chromosoomfusie botweg ontkent, blijft zitten met deze losse eindjes. En hij ziet de mens als een speciale creatie, zonder verband met de overige soorten. 4/n https://t.co/QuEe0q54hj

May 3, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,298 followers View post →
Piotr Rieske
@rieske_piotr · X

Barbara Poszewicka wykazała, że zdarzenie to miało miejsce jakieś 400 tysięcy do 1,5 miliona lat temu. Chociaż inni szacują, że około 4,5 miliona lat temu, to jej słowo jest póki co ostatnim w tej dyskusji. https://t.co/aYoE9NvLm4

Jul 22, 2024 · 3 likes · 2,536 followers View post →

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Adrian Ellis
@adrianwriting · X

@BrianRoemmele I read https://t.co/SHTGK6Qaax and https://t.co/emx1f4YTwN and they state a date of 400,000 to 1.5m years ago. It's interesting that the first date is close to the Jebel Irhoud discoveries.

Oct 26, 2025 · 101 followers View post →
Sergey @ science
@sergey_science · X

@BrianRoemmele This study moves this fusion event to 0.9M years ago: https://t.co/2C2fv9VUmy

Oct 25, 2025 · 35 followers View post →
FactChecker, Ph.D.
@Faktantarkast10 · X

@SamiAntinniemi Ei ole ilmestynyt uutta kromosomia vaan kaksi kromosomia fuusioitui ehkä jopa 4.5 miljoonaa vuotta sitten. Ihmisen uskotaan olleen puhekykyinen jopa 2 miljoonaa vuotta

Oct 3, 2025 · 8 likes · 4,832 followers View post →
FrDonzo
@DonzoFr · X

@fumerolles_ch @lifeisjust1game @009Zanzibar @Camille69007 BMC Genomics (2022) : "Revised time estimation of the ancestral human chromosome 2 fusion" Genome Research (2002) : "Genomic Structure and Evolution of the Ancestral Chromosome Fusion Site in 2q13–2q14.1" C'est les conclusion de ces etudes que je critique. Mais si tu n'a aucune

Sep 23, 2025 · 37 followers View post →
norvid_studies
@norvid_studies · X

RT @how_now00: @LucreSnooker @greegle_mudzone @odoreida @norvid_studies @Silicon_alien @manic_pixie_agi @jboysen0 @davmlaw @lu_sichu @virid…

Aug 24, 2025 · 1 share · 4,996 followers View post →
how now
@how_now00 · X

@LucreSnooker @greegle_mudzone @odoreida @norvid_studies @Silicon_alien @manic_pixie_agi @jboysen0 @davmlaw @lu_sichu @viriditax interesting. googling gave me this (somewhat recent) re-estimation of 0.4-1.5 mya so ig potentially even erectus, ergastier, habilis, etc?? https://t.co/5VhbNNjrjy

Aug 24, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share · 190 followers View post →
Mostly Peaceful Cat
@MaxPaxCat · X

@pegobry_en https://t.co/wSqO4uqqxJ.

Apr 6, 2025 · 2,287 followers View post →
Peter Cargasacchi
@Cargasacchi · X

@JasonWilde108 It's not a mystery. https://t.co/q0zk13zXGl

Feb 10, 2025 · 782 followers View post →
Alma Claesfellaff
@AnotherHodge · X

@RealChrisJNet @JasonWilde108 This page might help. It also says Denisovans appear to have had the fusion, and "presumably" also Neanderthals. https://t.co/PXsatwJ9uk https://t.co/659J1C8Rjo

Feb 10, 2025 · 1 like · 1,033 followers View post →
Make Better Gods
@MakeBetterGods · X

@leroyb756 @bryanryan3147 https://t.co/cMPrFTpfxz

Jan 14, 2025 · 32 followers View post →
Dispell the Egregore
@itz_literally · X

@snizzle2013 @ThomasPollas @iv_musketeer Human genome 2 was artificially fused & telemere caps placed on its ends, somewhere between 0.4 & 1.5 MILLION years ago... https://t.co/mAPSevBqbg

Jan 3, 2025 · 1,121 followers View post →
Ian Parsons
@icp456 · X

@The4thWayYT https://t.co/FW0EPEncsy How did chimp chromosomes fuse?

Dec 25, 2024 · 1,119 followers View post →
Ryn
@rynnari · X

@yavuzselim761 @artikbidur @birazgerildik Down sendromunun bir anomali olduğunun farkındayım. Kromozomların asla değişmeyen ve sabit kalan bir bütün olduğu anlayışınıza karşı söyledim onu. https://t.co/Vti0aEEbj9 https://t.co/tsaSfDcAae Buyur

Dec 17, 2024 · 138 followers View post →
Lewis Murphy
@lewis_murp44913 · X

@ZenMaster333 @dinobotful @AiG There are many mixtures? Well go on then name a example, scientists around the world would love to hear this As for the reduced chromosomes this here goes into detail about the chromosome fusion https://t.co/B16XEAMXL5.

Nov 3, 2024 · 2 followers View post →
LeRaptorSauvage
@RaptorSauvage · X

@Allchina360ara1 @TecktonikDesMer @JackLeFouX Et on a trouvé effectivement dans les années 2000, qu'il y a 2 à 1.5 Ma, il y a eût un évenement de fusion sur le chromosome 2 rendant impossible tout hybridation entre les Panina et Hominina. https://t.co/Cu0xMm0Fbn

Oct 22, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,345 followers View post →
Huntah | #1 Basilosaurus Enjoyer
@FakemonSohga · X

@marcado_razon @dan_cameron99 @iLoveTHICK78020 @NigelShortbread @GeorgeBatt34036 @TheSkeptic4122 And the source you provided really isn't great. For one they use Chromosome number in humans as evidence against common ancestry, where chimps have 48 and humans have 46. This is easily debunkable due to the fusion event of human chromosome 2 https://t.co/vpx8QtZzyc

Oct 7, 2024 · 1 like · 167 followers View post →
Mark Spiteri
@SPITSTER01 · X

@ZenMaster333 @JonHammond1701 @darwintojesus Everyone has access to their papers. Did you mean you just didn't want to look for them now? I haven't seen anything of note with alternative views to these current papers: https://t.co/Dgkf45WQCF https://t.co/NHWmF9iwrd

Sep 3, 2024 · 244 followers View post →
michael bell
@michael66880048 · X

@DPadenAkaterry Which scientific journal are your quotes from please provide a link. Other views are available https://t.co/GraYzQXPzZ

Aug 5, 2024 · 509 followers View post →
Piotr Rieske
@rieske_piotr · X

Barbara Poszewicka wykazała, że zdarzenie to miało miejsce jakieś 400 tysięcy do 1,5 miliona lat temu. Chociaż inni szacują, że około 4,5 miliona lat temu, to jej słowo jest póki co ostatnim w tej dyskusji. https://t.co/aYoE9NvLm4

Jul 22, 2024 · 3 likes · 2,536 followers View post →
Michelle Hallack
@mic12052 · X

RT @patfrank830: @DoubleDumas @TWTThisIsNow @mic12052 @Konrad_Chapman @kissingtruth @BrknMan @PoyetPatrice @MLiebreich @LxxResearcher @Fred…

Jul 17, 2024 · 1 share · 19 followers View post →
Patrick Frank
@patfrank830 · X

@DoubleDumas @TWTThisIsNow @mic12052 @Konrad_Chapman @kissingtruth @BrknMan @PoyetPatrice @MLiebreich @LxxResearcher @FredHikes @alangnixon @ejwwest @GlonvecHQ @BoryanLeChat @DarrenDrpage @DeadheadJP99 @ICcrapdaily @BarbaraGirouard @agentsinaction @ClimateRetorts @Wim_Ondewhybak_ @CymaticWave @Frnc_prep @MartinJBern @hairymarx1 @priscian @HeidlerNeal @AtomsksSanakan @ericonthetrail @bobathon @Dooderoo @DuosEquis @25_cycle @WHUT @cohler @JoernWiedemann @Redoubtably10 @BStarr96522 @GeraldKutney @OceanadeSilva @Bazthebemused @USAMRIID_CA @Robert76907841 @FriedrichFiles @BatcaveSlimer @BywatersRobert @tezisold @_InThisTogether @HmGinYYC @msdwrites 1/ "Revised time estimation of the ancestral human chromosome 2 fusion" https://t.co/hzi4snawFU

Jul 17, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 130 followers View post →
wolverine
@Wolverine6655 · X

@Invisible_TSW @Graculus01 https://t.co/gWP5Afrejs

Jun 30, 2024 · 736 followers View post →
Barney
@Barney02073101 · X

@ZenMaster333 @SandyChildOfGod Once again you're spouting the nonsense that there's no evidence yet you can't produce any for that claim. One species "turning" into another, just check out what birds evolved from. As to HSA2 fusion, where's the problem? https://t.co/WKw17pErzG Also: https://t.co/65daB3iClT

Jun 5, 2024 · 254 followers View post →
Robert
@Rob_W75 · X

@CullenKehoe @Norse_Chieftain As for the common ancestor between the great apes and Homo sapiens (humans) genetics tells us that it was approximately 4.5 million years ago. https://t.co/04WtIVAUPi

May 11, 2024 · 189 followers View post →
Frank Visser
@ReusVisser · X

Tot op de dag van vandaag wordt er aan dit fusieprobleem gerekend door bio-informatici. Wie deze chromosoomfusie botweg ontkent, blijft zitten met deze losse eindjes. En hij ziet de mens als een speciale creatie, zonder verband met de overige soorten. 4/n https://t.co/QuEe0q54hj

May 3, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,298 followers View post →
Taji Isik
@TajiIsik · X

@mustafa8134061 @Tekyolbilim Yine sozde biliminsani dindarin yazdigi makale. Kimse takmamis. Gercek biliminsanlari, bunu kabulediyorlar ve simdi yerini ve zamanini arastiriyorlar. Dindarlar debelenip dursunlar, bos. https://t.co/GqhAEvmeWw

Mar 27, 2024 · 97 followers View post →
Bart Klink
@KlinkBart · X

@BorgerPieter @homosapiens300 @JongGerdien Denisovans zijn geen neanderthalers, maar er nauw aan verwant. De fusie heeft plaatsgevonden voor beide groepen ontstonden: https://t.co/A3ipG3seqv. En waarom zou 2x23 chromosomen hét criterium zijn?

Feb 22, 2024 · 961 followers View post →
Maine Man
@Maine_NH · X

@GCrazypeople @Data_Jack @Ah_Science @warden1003 The article is from 2012. There is more new info since then. https://t.co/lXsSrNS2gy

Feb 1, 2024 · 513 followers View post →
Maine Man
@Maine_NH · X

@GCrazypeople @Data_Jack @Ah_Science @warden1003 You can learn more here. https://t.co/lXsSrNSA66

Feb 1, 2024 · 1 like · 513 followers View post →
Mike
@michaer27 · X

@jefframbler @ronin19217435 Here’s a recent ref: https://t.co/lEzyPdKhQw

Jan 12, 2024 · 2 likes · 349 followers View post →
Glenn battles anti scientific spanners.
@GlennCarr6 · X

@freddie07068768 @MLeiter42 @GeorgeJeff9804 @TWTThisIsNow @rln_nelson @jgatta06 @NoelTurner194 @Gabwbw181237 @pauladamsalber1 @jimdtweet @BubbasRanch @Michael_D_Crow @BenKoby1911 @NewNormality20 @WayneAllanH @Veritatem2021 @automatrix66_KC @starkicus @MedBennett @ChrisBBacon3 @0Sundance @josiejessop631 @Kenneth72712993 @JustinGrant923 @MarshallCd @evenminded121 @TopAlliedAceWW1 @MikeDel21893959 @nxgrs73 @priscian @njbtweet @MisinformNoMore @philbaylisss @shicks_sam @bomac_macbo @onefromtexas @ChrisManuell @SZOMB @Vlaamse_Zaak @CrispyCX @CDMarshall7 @aSinister @variegated2 @6lennybravo @mugger124 @MartinJBern @Jeffrey75327765 @Narvuntien Let's also talk about chromosome fusion. Who knows why humans are missing a pair of chromosomes relative to the apes? https://t.co/4GNp9XlmnQ

Sep 23, 2023 · 2 likes · 727 followers View post →
Metin Gunduz
@metingun2 · X

REVISED TIME ESTIMATION OF THE ANCESTRAL HUMAN CHROMOSOME #2 FUSION (**) https://t.co/JnhtreKgWA https://t.co/CcRt6mjeV0

Sep 18, 2023 · 14 followers View post →
Joseph A P Wilson
@JosephAPWilson1 · X

@doofgeek4011 That fusion event was about 4-4.5 million years ago. This bottleneck is less than 1 million, so that ship had already sailed. ;) https://t.co/Hz5yvSTdHa

Sep 2, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,285 followers View post →
M
@0xcd16 · X

@richcollins @paulg And I doubt that this 1k group was the only one to survive from the original 100k-strong population. So why didn't they interbreed at some later point after their 100k year-long isolation? Makes me think that chr2 fusion was a speciation event. https://t.co/zZCsnP5Wvi https://t.co/HKh1wVkFfk

Aug 31, 2023 · 517 followers View post →
Brude Mckee
@brude_mckee · X

https://t.co/DAjlUSHQFX @johnhawks @razibkhan @bonesandbugs what is you opinion?

Aug 6, 2023 · 159 followers View post →
Mirada Antropologica
@AntropologiaGC · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

Jul 27, 2023 · 6 shares · 2,891 followers View post →
Roger Williams
@RoogerWilliams · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

Jul 25, 2023 · 6 shares · 575 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

Jul 25, 2023 · 6 shares · 30,079 followers View post →
Miguel Angel Contreras Sieck
@MiguelSieck · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

Jul 25, 2023 · 6 shares · 1,570 followers View post →
Entropy
@St3llaEntelos · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

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PaleoAnthropology+
@Qafzeh · X

RT @ChrisStringer65: the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation tim…

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Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

the end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes formed the human chromosome 2 (HSA2)..we estimate its formation time at 0.9 Mya with a 95% confidence interval of 0.4-1.5 Mya https://t.co/xDPc9LzkJ8

Jul 25, 2023 · 36 likes · 6 shares · 30,079 followers View post →
Frank Visser
@ReusVisser · X

@BorgerPieter “Long refuted”? Only in creationist circles. Science is not impressed. https://t.co/QuEe0q54hj

May 1, 2023 · 1 like · 1,298 followers View post →
kester lowers
@kester_lowers · X

@markpotter___ @rustyrude1 @_truthswordsa @chuerta1 @ScientiaPercept @SecularSmurf @PhilBrown62 @remofjacob_ @NHoomans @xxschlitzmaltxx @illmakelamb @Wilbo_Bagginsis @MucusMucous @BrianNazarenus @AmyrAli16 @Dlanorx @DarkCowboyGod @mr_ridds @MindfulDamage @DeanoMartino1 @pussyfreewhtboy @SylvieDParris @Melanie33720945 @timmbosliceeee @umfpt @JMcCartney49 @AprilLigeia @megafant1 @liamdennehy @rkdoctr @orna_verum @WastedAerospace @RTheatheist @OnkelFester @th1rt3en_TM @hubie0 @omnimomo @spikeinthemidge @ei9iw @IngridIngwah @dirk_fasshauer @TessFromWessex @mirandaisrisen @HeathenWombat @Sidney1st @THHuxley1 @RavenLove69 @knitman57 @Cat_In_A_Box I know this is reading Mark & your discipline & comprehension is poor . But this is more up to date . This is more recent than 2007 . It actually 2022 peer review paper & research with many sources to references . https://t.co/c1eXQXtzdG

Jan 16, 2023 · 1 like · 1,153 followers View post →
Andrea
@usebigears · X

@KalmiaLatifolia @m8_jesse @LionelMedia @MsContrarianSci from 2 million years to about 812,000 years is the new divergence date. Time is shrinking. https://t.co/dq0Azp4GQ0 https://t.co/fAdQEIIVgs

Dec 16, 2022 · 3,627 followers View post →
Willii
@willisapiens · X

RT @johnhawks: Human chromosome 2 resulted from the fusion of two ancestral chromosomes shared by chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. An in…

Nov 30, 2022 · 41 shares · 90 followers View post →
Daniel Tuijnman
@DanielTuijnman · X

@BorgerPieter @MarionKoopmans @MarcBonten @KlaasvanDijk5 Wat jammer toch voor je dat jij werkelijk de enige bent die die mening is toegedaan en ooit moleculair bioloog was/is. Hier een artikel uit 2022 daarover: https://t.co/gCydyP6089

Nov 17, 2022 · 5 likes · 3,513 followers View post →
Carl Zimmer
@carlzimmer.com · Bluesky

If you're wondering what on Earth happened to produce our human chromosome 2, it's the result of a fusion of two chromosomes. It may have happened less than a million years ago according to this recent study. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-022-08828-7

Sep 29, 2022 View post →
Nancy Rêgo
@nancy_rgo · X

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Doryphoric Loaf
@UsualOaf · X

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Dr. Ignacio A. Jara
@elignaciojara · X

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Jean-Marc Pradier
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Nikolaos Xirotiris
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Todd Kruger
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Sam Penrose
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@wir_sching · X

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Md. Zakir Khan
@Zakirkhan2020 · X

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Caley Orr
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David Navarrete
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Melanie Harby
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Howard Lee
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Victoria Bernaldo Canalda
@canalda_ma · X

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Antonio Bayo
@AntonioBayo3 · X

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Human chromosome 2 resulted from the fusion of two ancestral chromosomes shared by chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. An interesting new article suggests this fusion happened around 900,000 years ago (95% CI up to 1.5 million). https://t.co/Lt30J89rGl https://t.co/gIn3nJsfpH

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