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Number of distinct odorant receptor (OR) genes dedicated to olfaction

Range	~100 in insects: ~1,000 in mammals Genes
Organism	Eukaryotes
Reference	Imai T, Sakano H, Vosshall LB. Topographic mapping: the olfactory system. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010 Aug2(8):a001776. p.2 left column top paragraphPubMed ID20554703
Entered by	Uri M
ID	107588