Genes: Interactions with Language on Three Levels—Inter-Individual Variation, Historical Correlations and Genetic Biasing

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Volumn Part F969, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-161

  Dediu, Dan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural Transmission; Lactase Persistence; Sickle Cell Anemia; Specific Language Impairment; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium

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EID: 85166000974     PISSN: 16123018     EISSN: 21976619     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36086-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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