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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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Main Authors: Gilad, Yoav, Wiebe, Victor, Przeworski, Molly, Lancet, Doron, Pääbo, Svante
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314465/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14737185
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020005
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