Positive selection drives the evolution of bat bitter taste receptor genes

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 207-215

  Zhou, Yingying ^a   Dong, Dong ^a,b   Zhang, Shuyi ^a   Zhao, Huabin ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Bat; Bitter taste; Diet; Genome; Positive selection; T2R

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BITTER TASTE; COW; DOG; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENE; T2R GENE; TASTE BUD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHIROPTERA; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SELECTION (GENETICS); TASTE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 62549109058     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-008-9218-y     Document Type: Article

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