Massive Losses of Taste Receptor Genes in Toothed and Baleen Whales

Taste receptor genes are functionally important in animals, with a surprising exception in the bottlenose dolphin, which shows extensive losses of sweet, umami, and bitter taste receptor genes. To examine the generality of taste gene loss, we examined seven toothed whales and five baleen whales and...

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Autores principales: Feng, Ping, Zheng, Jinsong, Rossiter, Stephen J., Wang, Ding, Zhao, Huabin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evu095

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evu095

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