ODOR RECEPTOR PROTEIN
\ˈə͡ʊdə ɹɪsˈɛptə pɹˈə͡ʊtiːn], \ˈəʊdə ɹɪsˈɛptə pɹˈəʊtiːn], \ˈəʊ_d_ə ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_iː_n]\
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Proteins, usually projecting from the cilia of olfactory receptor neurons, that specifically bind odorant molecules and trigger responses in the neurons. The large number of different odorant receptors appears to arise from several gene families or subfamilies rather than from DNA rearrangement.
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