Nature 2001 Human Genetics英文电子书.pdf

HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS ADVISORS KONRAD BASLER H U M A N G E N E T I C S such a developmental abnormality is UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH, a key link between language deficits SWITZERLAND and the networks in the brain that WENDY BICKMORE Genetically speaking underlie grammar and linguistics. MRC HUMAN GENETICS UNIT, The challenge will evidently be to UK determine the role of FOXP2 and how PEER BORK According to the linguist Noam belonging to the family of fork- it contributes to language function. EMBL, GERMANY Chomsky, all languages share a uni- head/winged-helix transcription fac- Although animal models of FOXP2 SEAN B. CARROLL versal grammar, and underlying this tors. All affected members of the KE defects might shed light on the func- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, commonality are innate language family carry a point mutation within tion of the transcription factor at the USA skills. But practically nothing is this gene, which alters an amino acid cellular level, it will be difficult to ADAM EYRE-WALKER