Washington, July 3 (IANS) Practice makes perfect in music, but fresh evidence thrown up
by research shows that for aspiring musicians, genes may also influence the outcome.
Perfect pitch, also known as absolute pitch, is the rare ability to recognise and name
musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, detecting, for instance, A before
middle C.
The rarity of the aptitude contrasts with the common ability to immediately recognise and
name colours, distinguishing pink from red or azure from blue.
University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) scientists said they identified a particular
region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, at least in
people of European ancestry. The next step, they say, is to identify a specific gene.
source :
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090703/860/ttc-are-genes-behind-musicians-pitch-rec.html
by research shows that for aspiring musicians, genes may also influence the outcome.
Perfect pitch, also known as absolute pitch, is the rare ability to recognise and name
musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, detecting, for instance, A before
middle C.
The rarity of the aptitude contrasts with the common ability to immediately recognise and
name colours, distinguishing pink from red or azure from blue.
University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) scientists said they identified a particular
region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, at least in
people of European ancestry. The next step, they say, is to identify a specific gene.
source :
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090703/860/ttc-are-genes-behind-musicians-pitch-rec.html
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