Until around 1990, most multigene families were thought to be subject to concerted
evolution, in which all member genes of a family evolve as a unit in concert. However …

Chemosensory receptors are essential for the survival of organisms that range from bacteria
to mammals. Recent studies have shown that the numbers of functional chemosensory …

Migratory species depend on a suite of interconnected sites. Threats to unprotected links in
these chains of sites are driving rapid population declines of migrants around the world, yet …

Olfactory receptors (ORs) detect odors in the environment, and OR genes constitute the
largest multigene family in mammals. Numbers of OR genes vary greatly among species …

The sense of smell allows chemicals to be perceived as diverse scents. We used single-
neuron RNA sequencing to explore the developmental mechanisms that shape this ability …

Olfaction, the sense of smell detects and discriminate odors as well as social cues which
influence our innate responses. The olfactory system in human beings is found to be weak …

Annotation on the reference genome of the C57BL6/J mouse has been an ongoing project
ever since the draft genome was first published. Initially, the principle focus was on the …

Odor perception in mammals is mediated by a large multigene family of olfactory receptor
(OR) genes. The number of OR genes varies extensively among different species of …

Odour perception is initiated by specific interactions between odorants and a large
repertoire of receptors in olfactory neurons. During the past few years, considerable …

Olfaction is essential for the survival of animals. Diverse odor molecules in the environment
are detected by the olfactory receptors (ORs) in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity …