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Canine olfactory receptor gene polymorphism and its relation to odor detection performance by sniffer dogs.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Lesniak Anna, Walczak Marta, Jezierski Tadeusz, Sacharczuk Mariusz, Gawkowski Maciej, Jaszczak Kazimierz
Abstract excerpt
The outstanding sensitivity of the canine olfactory system has been acknowledged by using sniffer dogs in military and civilian service for detection of a variety of odors. It is hypothesized that the canine olfactory ability is determined by polymorphisms in olfactory receptor (OR) genes. We investigated 5 OR genes for polymorphic sites which might affect the olfactory ability of service dogs in different fields...
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