Why does the giant panda eat bamboo? A comparative analysis of appetite-reward-related genes among mammals.

<h4>Background</h4>The giant panda has an interesting bamboo diet unlike the other species in the order of Carnivora. The umami taste receptor gene T1R1 has been identified as a pseudogene during its genome sequencing project and confirmed using a different giant panda sample. The estima...

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Main Authors: Ke Jin, Chenyi Xue, Xiaoli Wu, Jinyi Qian, Yong Zhu, Zhen Yang, Takahiro Yonezawa, M James C Crabbe, Ying Cao, Masami Hasegawa, Yang Zhong, Yufang Zheng
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4b6bff6b7f2d44a58b1efbcdff4cb8b9
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