Pseudogenization of a sweet-receptor gene accounts for cats' indifference toward sugar.
Although domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) possess an otherwise functional sense of taste, they, unlike most mammals, do not prefer and may be unable to detect the sweetness of sugars. One possible explanation for this behavior is that cats lack the sensory system to taste sugars and therefore...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1183522?pdf=render |