Ψ TAS2R12P - Pongo pygmaeus

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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_KII839 Pongo pygmaeus LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No PCR & Sanger Sequencing Multiple

Statements

Type Excerpt DOI
Other "We designed gene-specific primers for the coding regions of all 35 human bitter taste receptor genes, and amplified them from one human individual, from all major ape species, as well as from rhesus and baboon (table 1)." 10.1093/molbev/msi027

Curator Observations

Warning - Authors only sequenced one indiviudal from each species See Table 1 in reference manuscript PMID: 15496549 for details regarding the identified mutations and gene nomenclature