Expansion of sweet taste receptor genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) coincided with vegetarian adaptation

Expansion of sweet taste receptor genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) coincided with vegetarian adaptation

Abstract Background Taste is fundamental to diet selection in vertebrates. Genetic basis of sweet taste receptor in the shaping of food habits has been extensively studied in mammals and birds, but scarcely studied in fishes. Grass carp is an excellent model for studying vegetarian adaptation, as it...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Chen Yuan, Xu-Fang Liang, Wen-Jing Cai, Shan He, Wen-Jie Guo, Kang-Sen Mai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Taste receptor
Gene expansion
Adaptive evolution
Food habit transition
Herbivory
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1590-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1590-1

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