It has been suggested that these kinds of lesions may be indicative of fighting with other members of its species or the attacks of predators
Explanation:
The Neandertals were exposed to very hard environmental conditions, thereby these lesions may be indicative of such conditions to which this species was exposed.
Nucleoside analogs are the mutagenic chemicals that have a structure that is similar to the normal bases of the nucleotide and thus can be incorporated in the DNA during the process of replication, however as it has different base-pairing rules than the normal nucleotide base it can lead to mutations.
An example of a nucleoside analog is acyclovir which an analog of guanosine.
