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doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.055.
Human Evolution: Neandertal gene speaks out
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.055
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Human Evolution: Neandertal gene speaks out
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An analysis of Neandertal DNA indicates that they shared with living humans a form of the FOXP2 gene, the absence of which impairs speech and cognitive processing related to human language.
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The derived FOXP2 variant of modern humans was shared with Neandertals.Curr Biol. 2007 Nov 6;17(21):1908-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.10.008. Epub 2007 Oct 18. Curr Biol. 2007. PMID: 17949978
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