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The trouble with all this genetic research: a gene "for" something is identified by correlating a mutation with a deficiency of the property considered. So it only tells us that the intact gene is necessary for the function. We have no idea what else is just as necessary. Furthermore, the gene under consideration might also be needed for a lot of other functions - like our mouth, that probably served food uptake long before the adventitious discovery of speech.
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