Integrating the genotype and phenotype in hominid paleontology.

摘要: Competing interpretations of human origins and evolution have recently proliferated despite the accelerated pace fossil discovery. These controversies parallel those involving other vertebrate families result from difficulty studying among closely related species. Recent advances in developmental quantitative genetics show that some conventions routinely used by hominid mammalian paleontologists are unwarranted. same provide ways to integrate knowledge genotype into study phenotype. The is an approach promises yield a fuller understanding below family level.