Bitter taste perception in Neanderthals through the analysis of the TAS2R38 gene

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 809-811

  Lalueza Fox, Carles ^a   Gigli, Elena ^a   De La Rasilla, Marco ^b   Fortea, Javier ^b   Rosas, Antonio ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bitter taste; Neanderthals; PTC; TAS2R38

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIVERGENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMINID; PERCEPTION; TASTE;

EID: 70349783965     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0532     Document Type: Article

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