Article
Rapid Expansion of Phenylthiocarbamide Non-Tasters among Japanese Macaques.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Suzuki-Hashido Nami, Hayakawa Takashi, Matsui Atsushi, Go Yasuhiro, Ishimaru Yoshiro, Misaka Takumi, Abe Keiko, Hirai Hirohisa, Satta Yoko, Imai Hiroo
Abstract excerpt
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 b...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosomes, Mammalian
- Codon, Initiator
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Japan
- Macaca
- Phenylthiourea
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Selection, Genetic
- Taste