Language gene
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Language gene may refer to:
- FOXP2FOXP2Forkhead box protein P2 also known as FOXP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOXP2 gene, located on human chromosome 7 . FOXP2 orthologs have also been identified in all mammals for which complete genome data are available...
, a protein found in mammals - PCDHYPCDHYPCDH11Y is a gene unique to human males which competes for the title of the "language gene." PCDH11Y is the gene for making Protocadherin 11Y, a protein that guides the development of nerve cells...
, a gene unique to human males