Evolution of Olfactory Receptor Genes in Primates Dominated by Birth-and-Death Process
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Evolution of Olfactory Receptor Genes in Primates Dominated by Birth-and-Death Process
Olfactory receptor (OR) is a large family of G protein-coupled receptors that can detect odorant in order to generate the sense of smell. They constitute one of the largest multiple gene families in animals including primates. To better understand the variation in odor perception and evolution of OR genes among primates, we computationally identified OR gene repertoires in orangutans, marmosets...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genome Biology and Evolution
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1759-6653
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evp026