Article
Genetic diversity of bitter taste receptor gene family in Sichuan domestic and Tibetan chicken populations.
Journal of genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Su Yuan, Li Diyan, Gaur Uma, Wang Yan, Wu Nan, Chen Binlong, Xu Zhongxian, Yin Huadong, Hu Yaodong, Zhu Qing
Abstract excerpt
The sense of bitter taste plays a critical role in animals as it can help them to avoid intake of toxic and harmful substances. Previous research had revealed that chicken has only three bitter taste receptor genes (Tas2r1, Tas2r2 and Tas2r7). To better understand the genetic polymorphisms and importance of bitter taste receptor genes (Tas2rs) in chicken, here, we sequenced Tas2rs of 30 Sichuan domestic chickens...
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