Common ancestors of bats were omnivorous suggested by resurrection of ancestral sweet receptors (IMAGE)

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Common ancestors of bats were omnivorous suggested by resurrection of ancestral sweet receptors

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The ancestral sweet receptor of all extant bats (Node C) was functionally sensitive to natural sugars, with a lower level of sugar sensitivity than modern pteropodid bats (Node A), suggesting that common ancestors of bats were omnivorous.

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