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Coevolution of languages and genes.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 2014

Pakendorf Brigitte

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The evolution of languages shares certain characteristics with that of genes, such as the predominantly vertical line of transmission and the retention of traces of past events such as contact. Thus, studies of language phylogenies and their correlations with genetic phylogenies can enrich our understanding of human prehistory, while insights gained from genetic studies of past population contact can help shed...

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PMID: 25170984
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2014.07.006

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