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According to genetic evidence, the Philippine Negrito ethnic group has the most Denisovan ancestry of any ethnic group. Indigenous people known as the Ayta Magbukon get around 5 percent of their DNA from Denisovans.This discovering fits a transformative situation wherein at least two Stone Age Denisovan populaces autonomously arrived at different Southeast Asian islands, including the Philippines and a landmass that comprised of what's currently Papua New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania. Definite appearance dates are obscure, yet almost 200,000-year-old stone devices found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi might have been made by Denisovans . H. sapiens gatherings that began showing up around 50,000 years prior or all the more then interbred with inhabitant Denisovans.This discovering fits a developmental situation where at least two Stone Age Denisovan populaces autonomously arrived at different Southeast Asian islands, including the Philippines and a landmass that comprised of what's presently Papua New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania. Definite appearance dates are obscure, yet almost 200,000-year-old stone devices found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi might have been made by Denisovans. H. sapiens gatherings that began showing up around 50,000 years prior or all the more then interbred with inhabitant Denisovans.

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Yes, because based on research Indigenous group in the Philippines called the Ayta Magbukon have 30 to 40 percent more Denisovan DNA. And the study shows that Ayta Magbukon possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world, consistent with an independent admixture event into Negritos from Denisovans. Together with the recent discovery of a small-bodied hominin, called Homo luzonensis, the data suggest that there were multiple archaic species that inhabited the Philippines prior to the arrival of modern humans, and that these archaic groups may have been genetically related.

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Yes I do believe that Aita’s share the Denisovan dna because of Recent studies.
Some present-day populations of the Philippines, who self-identify as ‘Negritos’ and who are genetically related to Australopapuans, display significant levels of Denisovan ancestry.

In the new study, Dr. Maximilian Larena, a researcher in the Department of Organismal Biology at Uppsala University, and his colleagues aimed to establish the demographic history of the Philippines.

They comprehensively investigated the archaic ancestry of 1,107 individuals from 118 distinct ethnic groups of the Philippines, including 25 diverse self-identified Negrito populations, along with high-coverage genomes of Australopapuans and Ayta Magbukon Negritos

The results show that Ayta Magbukon possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world, consistent with an independent admixture event into Negritos from Denisovans.

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Yes, according to Bower (2021) he stated that the Indigenous Ayta Magbukon people get 5 percent of their DNA from the mysterious ancient hominids. Based on research, there is genetic evidence that the Philippine Negrito ethnic group has inherited the most Denisovan ancestry of all.

In this genetic evidence, it analyses that Ayta Magbukon people retain slightly more Denisovan ancestry than other Philippine Negrito groups due to having mated less often with East Asian migrants to the island around 2,281 years ago. It is identified that their genetic analyses compared ancient DNA from Denisovans and Neandertals with that of 1,107 individuals from 118 ethnic groups in the Philippines, including 25 Negrito populations.

Moreover, it is said that Indigenous people, specifically the Ayta Magbukon, get around 5 percent of their DNA from Denisovans.

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The Ayta Magbukon, who are mostly found in Bataan, are said to have 30% to 40% more Denisovan ancestry than their Australian and Papuan counterparts. Denisovans are an extinct species that was discovered in 2010. It was discovered using mitochondrial DNA from a juvenile female finger bone from the Denisova cave in Siberia, Russia, after which it was named. The Ayta Magbukon ethnic group were the first modern hominins to settle on the islands. The new findings suggest that the Negritos came into contact with the Denisovans who already lived there, and that the two groups interbred. As a result, the Ayta Magbukon's genome contains a high level of Denisovan ancestry.

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The denisovan dna are traced from ancient people that have a trace of dna that are the same with homonids. Based on recent research, the uppsala university found out that the Philippine Ayta has the highest percentage of genes from the denisovans. Their proportion of their denisovan dna is the highest and exceeds other ethnic groups found in Papua New Guinea.

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Yes. In keeping with research, people who today dwell in Southeast Asian islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia left the biggest genetic marks. According to genetic data, the Philippine Negrito ethnic group has the most Denisovan heritage of any ethnic group. According to a new study, indigenous people known as the Ayta Magbukon inherit about 5% of their DNA from Denisovans. They really have a lot more Denisovan DNA than the Papuan Highlanders, who were previously thought to be the population with the most Denisovan ancestry. The findings imply that the Philippines was home to numerous archaic species before modern humans arrived and that these archaic populations may have been genetically linked. And despite new migrants, the Ayta Magbukon kept the majority of their inherited archaic tracts, resulting in the world's greatest degree of Denisovan heritage.

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Yes, there are studies which proves that the genomes of nearly 120 ethnic groups in the Philippines has identified that one population, the Ayta Magbukon, have the highest level of DNA derived from Denisovans, an extinct human subspecies, recorded up to now. According to Mattias Jakobsson that The Ayta Magbukon possess more Denisovan ancestry than anybody else on the planet today.

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Yes, there are studies which proves that the genomes of nearly 120 ethnic groups in the Philippines has identified that one population, the Ayta Magbukon, have the highest level of DNA derived from Denisovans, an extinct human subspecies, recorded up to now. According to Mattias Jakobsson that The Ayta Magbukon possess more Denisovan ancestry than anybody else on the planet today.

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Yes, according to the recent study done by Uppsala University, the Philippine ethnic group "Ayta" has the highest proportion of Denisovan DNA, which is known to be the highest proportion of genes from our extinct relatives. They have discovered that their proportion was significantly higher than other ethnic groups.

The Ayta Magbukon only admixed a little with the incoming migrants, retaining the majority of their Denisovan DNA, giving them the world's highest Denisovan ancestry.

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The study is about the Denisovan DNA found in the Philippine Negritos.  Researchers found that the Philippine Negrito known as Ayta Magbukon have the DNA of the ancient hominins known as the Denisovans, and that the Ayta Magbukon has more Denisovan DNA than the Papuan Highlanders.  The Ayta Magbukon’s Denisovan ancentry can be up to 46% greater than that of the native Australians and the Papuans.  The new study to establish the demographic history of the Philippines include about 2.3 million genotypes from 118 ethnic groups and were found to have high coverage genomes of AustraloPapuans and Ayta Magbukon Netritos.  Ayta Magbukon possesses the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world.  The researchers say that the findings show a complex intertwined history of modern and archaic humans in the Asia-Pacific region.  By studying more genomes in the future, we will have a better understanding on how the inherited archaic tracts influenced our biology as Filipinos and how it affected our adaptation as a specifies.

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First and foremost, we must be able to understand what Denisovan DNA is. According to Bower (2021), denisovans are mainly from ancient DNA samples and these are traced the DNA that the ancient hominids that shared their breed to the Homo sapiens. In my own opinion, the Philippine Ayta can only be proven through conducting scientific study and testing that can confirm or give a specific evidence. As far as I‘ve understand, DNA is the blueprint of life in every human being, therefore it cannot be easily altered. In a study that was just conducted a month ago, the coauthor at the same time biologist Mattias Jackobson said that the “Ayta Magbuckon possess the DNA of Denisovan than anyone else in the planet.” According to their study as well, there is a possibility that the Denisovans already inhabited the country before the earliest ethnic group, as said by Larena. In order to clarify some questions, they will do more genome sequencing, including how the inherited archaic tracts influenced there biology, and the way it contributed to a species adaptation,” Larena added. (Melchor, 2021) Based on the result of their study, it is early to tell that these Philippine Ayta that these people possess the Denisovan DNA. On the other hand, some researchers already established a study on the same case in our neighboring countries such as Australia and Papua New Guinea. As a matter of fact, prior to the discovery of the Aetas, the countries that had the most Denisovan DNA were the two aforementioned countries, in which four percent of the tested DNAs of the Papua New Guinea highlanders and indigenous Australians were traced to have Denisovan DNA. (Bower, et. al, 2021) With all these studies and findings, I am stil convince that the Philippine Aytado not have the most Desinovan DNA, because I do believe that they are unique DNA just like all of us do. Knowing the culture of and country as well as their experience of discrimination from the Spanish and American colonization, it might come to a point that they will lose their identity and love for their culture. Unless the study that the scientists and the school conducted have no loop holes or doubtful information, I have nothing to do but to agree with it. With this new study, I would not think and believe that the Philippine Ayta has the most Denisovan DNA because we are all unique when God made us. The Philippine Ayta as well were believed to be the first inhabitants of our country, therefore there is a possibility that we are connected or somehow related to them in one way or another, which only means that we might have the Denisovan DNA. In other words, I think that the Philippine Ayta does not have the most Desinovan DNA, otherwise it is firmly proven.

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Yes, I believe that the Philippine Ayta has the most Denisovan DNA. According to a recent study, the Ayta Magbukon who are mostly found in Bataan, possesses 5% of Denisovan DNA. Another study conducted by a group of researchers, which was published last August 12, the Ayta Magbukon possesses 30% to 40% greater Denisovan ancestry not just when compared to their Australian and Papuan counterparts, but in the whole world. The root cause of the spread of Denisovan DNA can be traced back 50,000 years ago when Denisovans travelled in the Philippines, as well as other Southeast Asian islands.

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Do you think the Philippine Ayta has the most Denisovan DNA? Explain your answer.

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A recent study has proven that Ayta Magbukon shares 5% of Denisovan DNA more prominent than that of Papua New Guinea highlanders and Indigenous Australians. With this recent discovery, I can simply affirm that Philippine Ayta has the most Denisovan DNA for now. We can see how geographically diverse this DNA can be found in people which leads us into thinking that the early humans socialized and interbred with the modern human in different places. Homo luzonensis fossils are also found in the Philippines dating 50,000 years or more. It is somehow associated with Denisovans but is currently lacking scientific evidence. I do believe that this discovery is paving a way for us to learn more about human evolution and life before us. We cannot conclude that Philippine Ayta has the most Denisovan DNA because there are still a lot of possibilities and mysteries which we need to uncover before we arrive at that conclusion. The NCCA along with NCIP have all approved and facilitated this study in our country. Maybe as time goes by, more concrete evidence will be provided that can help advance the research.