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The microevolution of V1r vomeronasal receptor genes in mice.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2011
Park Seong Hwan, Podlaha Ondrej, Grus Wendy E, Zhang Jianzhi
Abstract excerpt
Vomeronasal sensitivity is important for detecting intraspecific pheromonal cues as well as environmental odorants and is involved in mating, social interaction, and other daily activities of many vertebrates. Two large families of seven-transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors, V1rs and V2rs, bind to various ligands to initiate vomeronasal signal transduction. Although the macroevolution of V1r and V2r genes...
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