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SUBMITTER: Zhu K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4232718 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Kangli K Zhou Xuming X Xu Shixia S Sun Di D Ren Wenhua W Zhou Kaiya K Yang Guang G
BMC evolutionary biology 20141012
<h4>Background</h4>Five basic taste modalities, sour, sweet, bitter, salt and umami, can be distinguished by humans and are fundamental for physical and ecological adaptations in mammals. Molecular genetic studies of the receptor genes for these tastes have been conducted in terrestrial mammals; however, little is known about the evolution and adaptation of these genes in marine mammals.<h4>Results</h4>Here, all five basic taste modalities, sour, sweet, bitter, salt and umami, were investigated ...[more]