Is there adaptation in the human genome for taste perception and phase I biotransformation?
Abstract Background During the modern human expansion, new environmental pressures may have driven adaptation, especially in genes related to the perception of ingested substances and their detoxification. Consequently, positive (adaptive) selection may have occurred in genes related to taste, and i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1366-7 |