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Selection on the human bitter taste gene, TAS2R16, in Eurasian populations.

Human biology - 1 Jun 2011

Li Hui, Pakstis Andrew J, Kidd Judith R, Kidd Kenneth K

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Bitter taste is one of the most important senses alerting humans to noxious foods. In gatherer communities, sensitivity to bitterness is presumably advantageous because of various noxious plants. TAS2R16 is the gene coding the taste receptor molecules for some of the most common toxins in plants. A previous study of this gene indicated selection has increased the frequency of a derived allele in this gene that...

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PMID: 21740153
DOI: 10.3378/027.083.0303

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