Multiple Choice
According to the text, what does the FOXP2 gene appear to do?
A) It allows people to hear "tonal" differences that are important in some languages, such as Chinese and Japanese.
B) It causes developmental speech and language disorders in humans.
C) It produces an acceleration in the rate at which some people can learn vocabulary.
D) It causes deafness.
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