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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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Autores principales: Suzuki-Hashido, Nami, Hayakawa, Takashi, Matsui, Atsushi, Go, Yasuhiro, Ishimaru, Yoshiro, Misaka, Takumi, Abe, Keiko, Hirai, Hirohisa, Satta, Yoko, Imai, Hiroo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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