Talon cusp expression in Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).

Debbie Guatelli-SteinbergTerry B KenslerGeorge FrancisElizabeth MaldonadoLuci A P KohnMartin Q ZhaoQian Wang

Published in: American journal of biological anthropology (2023)

This study suggests that the talon cusp in rhesus monkeys, as in humans and baboons, is a rare trait. Elevated prevalence of the talon cusp in Matriline 076 suggests the possibility of a genetic influence on talon cusp expression.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
genome wide
risk factors
dna methylation
copy number