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A rapid genotyping assay for segregating human olfactory receptor pseudogenes.
Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT - 1 Sept 2012
Hinkley Craig S, Ismaili Lindita
Abstract excerpt
Variation in odor perception between individuals is initiated by binding of "odorant" molecules to olfactory receptors (ORs) located in the nasal cavity. To determine the mechanism for variation in odor perception, identification of specific ligands for a large number of ORs is required. However, it has been difficult to identify specific ligands, and ligands have been identified for only 2-3% of the hundreds of...
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