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English dialects make themselves heard in genes

  • Written by Yakov Pichkar, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
English dialects make themselves heard in genesConditions in rural Great Britain around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers.Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

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