Analysis of the development of the FOXP2 gene suggests that
A) other human species,including the Neanderthals,might have possessed language capabilities.
B) Homo sapiens is the only human species likely to be capable of true language abilities.
C) great apes possess the same language abilities as early humans.
D) true language abilities developed within the last 15,000 years.

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The development of the FOXP2 gene suggests that other human species, including the Neanderthals, might have possessed language capabilities. FOXP2 gene is required for language development, and recent studies have shown that Neanderthals have the same version of the gene that modern humans have. This indicates that they too may have had language capabilities.

Analysis of the Development of the FOXP2 Gene Suggests That