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- noun genetics regulatory gene and RNA gene responsible for the development of throat structures; in humans, those related to speech.
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And the modern version of a gene called FOXP2, which is important for speech and language, didn't appear until perhaps 100,000 years ago.
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And the modern version of a gene called FOXP2, which is important for speech and language, didn't appear until perhaps 100,000 years ago.
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And the modern version of a gene called FOXP2, which is important for speech and language, didn't appear until perhaps 100,000 years ago.
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And the modern version of a gene called FOXP2, which is important for speech and language, didn't appear until perhaps 100,000 years ago.
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According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, scientists have discovered that a gene called FOXP2, which is believed to be responsible for the evolution of speech in humans, behaves differently in humans than it does in chimpanzees, our closest living relatives.
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Neanderthals share a version of a gene called FOXP2, which is associated with language ability and means that Neanderthals probably spoke their own languages.
GoodShit 2010
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In February 2009, Pääbo presented preliminary results of the Neanderthal genome based on fossils from Croatia.30 Incredibly, analysis of a much-studied speech gene called FOXP2 showed that the Neanderthal version was identical to the human gene.
The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010
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This has already shown that a gene called FOXP2, which also ensures the brain's asymmetrical layout, seems to be important for language.
Informed Reader 2008
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In another example, much interest has recently surrounded the gene called FOXP2 because of its potential role in the development of language.
The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006
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In another example, much interest has recently surrounded the gene called FOXP2 because of its potential role in the development of language.
The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006
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