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Molecular evolution of FOXP2, a gene involved in speech and language.
Nature - 22 Aug 2002
Enard Wolfgang, Przeworski Molly, Fisher Simon E, Lai Cecilia S L, Wiebe Victor, Kitano Takashi, Monaco Anthony P, Pääbo Svante
Abstract excerpt
Language is a uniquely human trait likely to have been a prerequisite for the development of human culture. The ability to develop articulate speech relies on capabilities, such as fine control of the larynx and mouth, that are absent in chimpanzees and other great apes. FOXP2 is the first gene relevant to the human ability to develop language. A point mutation in FOXP2 co-segregates with a disorder in a family...
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