The giant panda is descended from carnivorous ancestors. however, meat became scarce in the giant panda's environment. today, giant pandas eat meat when it is available, but they primarily eat bamboo. which term best describes the giant panda's change in diet from primarily meat to primarily plants?

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The giant panda's change in diet from primarily meat to primarily plants is environmental change.

Why did giant pandas stop eating meat?

They discovered that there is a transformation in the T1R1 gene. The gene encodes for T1R1 protein which is an umami taste receptor. The transformation turns T1R1 into a pseudo gene: a gene which is not extended represented.

As a result, pandas cannot taste the umami taste of flesh and slowly lost an appeal to meat.

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