The Functional Evolution of Mammalian Odorant Receptors
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The Functional Evolution of Mammalian Odorant Receptors by Kaylin Alexis Adipietro University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Hiroaki Matsunami, Supervisor ___________________________ Marc Caron ___________________________ William Dan Tracey ___________________________ Christine Drea ___________________________ Gregory Wray An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University Program in Genetics and Genomics in the Graduate School of Duke University
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تاریخ انتشار 2012