Dynamic evolution of V1R putative pheromone receptors between Mus musculus and Mus spretus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The mammalian vomeronasal organ (VNO) expresses two G-protein coupled receptor gene families that mediate pheromone responses, the V1R and V2R receptor genes. In rodents, there are ~150 V1R genes comprising 12 subfamilies organized i...

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Main Authors: Getman Mike, Kurzweil Vanessa C, Green Eric D, Lane Robert P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/74