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Genetic integration of molar cusp size variation in baboons.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jun 2010
Koh Christina, Bates Elizabeth, Broughton Elizabeth, Do Nicholas T, Fletcher Zachary, Mahaney Michael C, Hlusko Leslea J
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Many studies of primate diversity and evolution rely on dental morphology for insight into diet, behavior, and phylogenetic relationships. Consequently, variation in molar cusp size has increasingly become a phenotype of interest. In 2007 we published a quantitative genetic analysis of mandibular molar cusp size variation in baboons. Those results provided more questions than answers, as the pattern of genetic...
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