Genetics: The X factor

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关键词: LINKED MENTAL-RETARDATION;   

DOI  :  10.1038/434266a

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The sequence of the feminine X chromosome is prime hunting ground for geneticists interested in the evolution of the cognitive and cultural sophistication that defines the human species. The complete sequence of the X chromosome confirms that an unusually large number of its genes code for proteins important tobrain function. Therefore if we want to understand the cognitive X factor that seperates us from the rest of the animal kingdom, then it seems that the Xchromosome is the place to start looking.

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