All of the following statements are evidence that evolution of the FoxP2 gene may have contributed to the evolution of language in humans EXCEPT:
A. Individuals with mutations in FoxP2 have
problems with speech and language.
B. The FoxP2 gene shows an elevated
frequency of non-synonymous to
synonymous mutations when comparing
human-chimp sequences relative to mousechimp
comparison.
C. Studies of Neanderthal DNA have shown
that Neanderthals possessed the modern
human version of FoxP2.
D. FoxP2 is an evolutionarily conserved
transcription factor that plays an important
role in development, including brain
development.
C
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