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Rapid Expansion of Phenylthiocarbamide Non-Tasters among Japanese Macaques
Bitter taste receptors (TAS2R proteins) allow mammals to detect and avoid ingestion of toxins in food. Thus, TAS2Rs play an important role in food choice and are subject to complex natural selection pressures. In our previous study, we examined nucleotide variation in TAS2R38, a gene expressing bitt...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26201026 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132016 |