Lack of Sweet Tooth Makes a Carnivore?

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According to this is does...Hmmm.

Genetic Flaw Leaves Cats Without Sweet Tooth

http://news./s/ap/20050725/ap_on_sc/feline_sweet_gene

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and

their collaborators said Sunday they found a dysfunctional feline gene

that probably prevents cats from tasting sweets, a sensation nearly

every other mammal on the planet experiences to varying degrees.

......Brand said the " pseudogene " in cats is probably a big reason why

they are carnivores that get by on a high-protein, " Atkin's-like "

diet.