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FOXP2 variation in great ape populations offers insight into the evolution of communication skills.
Scientific reports - 4 Dec 2017
Staes Nicky, Sherwood Chet C, Wright Katharine, de Manuel Marc, Guevara Elaine E, Marques-Bonet Tomas, Krützen Michael, Massiah Michael, Hopkins William D, Ely John J, Bradley Brenda J
Abstract excerpt
The gene coding for the forkhead box protein P2 (FOXP2) is associated with human language disorders. Evolutionary changes in this gene are hypothesized to have contributed to the emergence of speech and language in the human lineage. Although FOXP2 is highly conserved across most mammals, humans differ at two functional amino acid substitutions from chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, with an additional fixed...
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