Do Anglo-Saxons have high amounts of Neanderthal DNA?

Define “high amounts”. Europeans and Asians have between 1% and 4% of their genomes composed of Neanderthal DNA compared to 0% of Africans. However, East Asians have 15% to 20% more on average than Europeans. read more

Anglo Saxons don't necessarily have higher proportions than other European people's, but they still do have a large amount of Neanderthal DNA. That being said, this doesn't really matter. It doesn't have a notable impact on the actual behavior or character of any person, and shouldn't be regarded as a base for racial supremacy theories. read more

The Sub - Saharan people of Africa do not appear to have any Neanderthal dna which isn't surprising as far as I know the Neanderthals only lived in Europe and parts of the Middle East. When Homo - Sapiens arrived supposedy out of Africa there must have been tension between the two groups of humans. read more

For example, Tuscans have the highest level of Neanderthal similarity of any of the 1000 Genomes Project samples. They have around a half-percent more Neanderthal similarity than the British or the Finnish. read more