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SUBMITTER: Vandewege MW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4825420 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vandewege Michael W MW Mangum Sarah F SF Gabaldón Toni T Castoe Todd A TA Ray David A DA Hoffmann Federico G FG
Genome biology and evolution 20160209 3
Olfactory receptors (ORs) are membrane proteins that mediate the detection of odorants in the environment, and are the largest vertebrate gene family. Comparative studies of mammalian genomes indicate that OR repertoires vary widely, even between closely related lineages, as a consequence of frequent OR gains and losses. Several studies also suggest that mammalian OR repertoires are influenced by life history traits. Sauropsida is a diverse group of vertebrates group that is the sister group to ...[more]