Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals

BACKGROUND: Bitter taste perception is essential for species with selective food intake, enabling them to avoid unpalatable or toxic items. Previous studies noted a marked variation in the number of TAS2R genes among various vertebrate species, but the underlying causes are not well understood. Laur...

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Autores principales: Liu, Zhijin, Liu, Guangjian, Hailer, Frank, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Tan, Xinxin, Tian, Jundong, Yan, Zhongze, Zhang, Baowei, Li, Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0161-1

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