人的下巴是不是一个? 从子骨形状的进化分析得出的见解
Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel1, Jill E Scott2, Chris A Robinson3,4
1Buffalo Human Evolutionary Morphology Lab, Department of Anthropology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
PloS one
|January 29, 2026
概括
人类下巴很可能是其他进化变化的副产品,而不是直接选择. 这项研究分析了原始人骨的特征,以了解下巴的进化.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学是进化的生物学.
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 比较解剖学的比较解剖学.
背景情况:
- 人类独特地拥有下巴,这是下交叉体区域的一个独特特征.
- 人类下巴的进化起源 - - 无论是通过直接选择还是作为副产品 - - 仍在争论中.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究塑造人类下巴的进化压力.
- 为了测试中性进化,直接选择或副产品进化的假设,对交叉骨下特征进行测试.
主要方法:
- 进行了对原始人骨的特征的进化分析.
- 估计的进化率的形态变化使用兰德的概括遗传距离在一个人类类的基因组.
- 在中性,稳定和对特征起作用的定向选择之间进行区分.
主要成果:
- 检测到与基本骨曲,神经扩张,降低后产,以及更优雅的,抛物线式下关联的头骨和下特征的显著方向选择.
- 发现,在9个"下巴"特征中,只有3个在显著的直接选择下.
- 大多数下巴特征在没有选择或间接选择下演变.
结论:
- 人类下巴的形态似乎在很大程度上是选择减少前牙尺寸的副产品 (spandrel).
- 与原始人双脚性相关的面变化也为下巴进化做出了贡献.
- 不是直接选择的产物,而是其他适应性压力的间接后果.
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