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A team of Finnish and American geneticists has found that that, for some people at least, music is in their genes¹. In what the researchers called the first study of its kind, they found specific regions of chromosomes² that were connected to musical ability. The report appeared in the Journal of Medical Genetics. The subjects were 234 members of several generations of 15 families in Finland. The team used a number of tests to gauge³ musical skill: one measured pitch, another tested the ability to keep a beat. The chromosomal⁴ regions that were found to be connected to music are known to be involved in the migration⁵ of neurons during development. And the study also found that the musical DNA⁶ overlapped⁷ with a region associated with dyslexia. That finding suggests that language and music have a common evolutionary⁸ background. Of course you’re going to need more than the right genes to make you a good musician. Because while the N and R trains will take you there, the best way to get to Carnegie Hall remains⁹ practice.

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1 genes
n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
参考例句：
You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。来自《简明英汉词典》 Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

2 chromosomes
n.染色体( chromosome的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Chromosomes also determine the sex of animals. 染色体也决定动物的性别。来自《简明英汉词典》 Each of four chromosomes divide longitudinally. 四种染色体的每一种都沿着纵向分裂。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 gauge
v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器
参考例句：
Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？ It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

4 chromosomal
adj.染色体的
参考例句：
Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。来自辞典例句 In mammalian species, a variety of chromosomal rearrangements are known to exist. 在哺乳类的物种中，已知有许多类型的染色体内部重新排列。来自辞典例句

5 migration
n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙
参考例句：
Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。 He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

6 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

7 overlapped
_adj.重叠的v.部分重叠( overlap的过去式和过去分词 )；（物体）部份重叠；交叠；（时间上）部份重叠
参考例句：
His visit and mine overlapped. 他的访问期与我的访问期有几天重叠。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Our visits to the town overlapped. 我们彼此都恰巧到那小城观光。来自辞典例句

8 evolutionary
adj.进化的；演化的，演变的；[生]进化论的
参考例句：
Life has its own evolutionary process.生命有其自身的进化过程。 These are fascinating questions to be resolved by the evolutionary studies of plants.这些十分吸引人的问题将在研究植物进化过程中得以解决。

9 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。