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The integration of quantitative genetics, paleontology, and neontology reveals genetic underpinnings of primate dental evolution.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Aug 2016
Hlusko Leslea J, Schmitt Christopher A, Monson Tesla A, Brasil Marianne F, Mahaney Michael C
Abstract excerpt
Developmental genetics research on mice provides a relatively sound understanding of the genes necessary and sufficient to make mammalian teeth. However, mouse dentitions are highly derived compared with human dentitions, complicating the application of these insights to human biology. We used quantitative genetic analyses of data from living nonhuman primates and extensive osteological and paleontological...
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