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A genome-wide study on the perception of the odorants androstenone and galaxolide.
Chemical senses - 1 Jul 2012
Knaapila Antti, Zhu Gu, Medland Sarah E, Wysocki Charles J, Montgomery Grant W, Martin Nicholas G, Wright Margaret J, Reed Danielle R
Abstract excerpt
Twin pairs and their siblings rated the intensity of the odorants amyl acetate, androstenone, eugenol, Galaxolide, mercaptans, and rose (N = 1573). Heritability was established for ratings of androstenone (h (2) = 0.30) and Galaxolide (h(2) = 0.34) but not for the other odorants. Genome-wide asso...
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