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Evolution of a Bitter Taste Receptor Gene Cluster in a New World Sparrow
Bitter taste perception likely evolved as a protective mechanism against the ingestion of harmful compounds in food. The evolution of the taste receptor type 2 (TAS2R) gene family, which encodes the chemoreceptors that are directly responsible for the detection of bitter compounds, has therefore bee...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2942037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20624740 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evq027 |