Loss of Olfactory Receptor Genes Coincides with the Acquisition of Full Trichromatic Vision in Primates

Olfactory receptor (OR) genes constitute the molecular basis for the sense of smell and are encoded by the largest gene family in mammalian genomes. Previous studies suggested that the proportion of pseudogenes in the OR gene family is significantly larger in humans than in other apes and significan...

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Autores principales: Gilad, Yoav, Wiebe, Victor, Przeworski, Molly, Lancet, Doron, Pääbo, Svante
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14737185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14737185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020005

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