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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2004-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020005 |