Lineage-specific gene losses can be driven by selection or environmental adaptations.
However, a lack of studies on the original function of species-specific pseudogenes leaves a …

Ecological sensing and inflammation have evolved to ensure optima between organism
survival and reproductive success in different and changing environments. At the molecular …

In humans, taste genes are responsible for perceiving at least 5 different taste qualities.
Human taste genes' evolutionary mechanisms need to be explored. We compiled a list of 69 …

CD36 and GNAT3 mediate taste responses, with CD36 acting as a lipid detector and GNAT3
acting as the α subunit of gustducin, a G protein governing sweet, savory, and bitter …

Despite its critical role in the defense against microbial infection and tumor development,
little is known about the range of nucleotide and haplotype variation at IFN-γ, or the …

Explore the latest research in anthropological genetics and understand the genome's role in
cultural and social development A Companion to Anthropological Genetics illustrates the …

Gustation, or taste, is a gatekeeper for substances ingested orally. It is hypothesized to have
served our ancestors in detecting nutrients from potential food sources and in rejecting …

Coalescent models of population genetics are commonly used to estimate current and past
genetic diversity, but they assume that the population in question is large and of a stable …

Bitter taste perception, mediated by receptors encoded by the TAS2R loci, has important
roles in human health and nutrition. Prior studies have demonstrated that nonsynonymous …

Bitterness perception induces aversive reaction to bitter toxics and prevents from poison
intake. Bitter taste receptor (Tas2R) genes encode proteins which bind the bitter tastants …