A comparative study of the molecular evolution of signalling pathway members across olfactory, gustatory and photosensory modalities

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 327-334

  He, Chao ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, David A ^c   O'halloran, Damien M ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

comparative evolution; divergence; gene duplication; gustation; molecular diversity; olfaction; photo excitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHORDATA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIGHT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CHORDATA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; LIGHT; NEMATODA; PERCEPTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84883757904     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-013-0264-9     Document Type: Article

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