A 2.91-billion base pair (bp) consensus sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human
genome was generated by the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method. The 14.8-billion …

Olfaction is a vitally important sense for all animals. There are striking similarities between
species in the organization of the olfactory pathway, from the nature of the odorant receptor …

The human genome holds an extraordinary trove of information about human development,
physiology, medicine and evolution. Here we report the results of an international …

Gene conversion, one of the two mechanisms of homologous recombination, involves the
unidirectional transfer of genetic material from a'donor'sequence to a highly homologous' …

Olfactory receptors likely constitute the largest gene superfamily in the vertebrate genome.
Here we present the nearly complete human olfactory subgenome elucidated by mining the …

▪ Abstract Pseudogenes have been defined as nonfunctional sequences of genomic DNA
originally derived from functional genes. It is therefore assumed that all pseudogene …

The human genome holds an extraordinary trove of information about human development,
physiology, medicine and evolution. Here we report the results of an international …

Olfactory receptor (OR) genes constitute the basis for the sense of smell and are encoded by
the largest mammalian gene superfamily of> 1,000 genes. In humans,> 60% of these are …

Olfactory receptors (ORs) located in the cell membrane of olfactory sensory neurons of the
nasal epithelium are responsible for odor detection by binding specific odorant ligands …

Olfaction is an ancient sensory system allowing an organism to detect chemicals in its
environment. The first step in odor transduction is mediated by binding odorants to olfactory …