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Sweet tooth gene found

One lump or two? The difference could be a gene.

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  1. Montmayeur,J. -P., Liberles, S. D.>, Matsunami, H. & Buck, L. B. A candidate taste receptor gene near a sweet taste locus. Nature Neuroscience (2001).

  2. Max,M. et al.Taslr3, encoding a new candidate taste receptor, is allelic to the sweet responsiveness locus, Sac. Nature Genetics (2001).

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Lok, C. Sweet tooth gene found. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news010426-5

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