Origin of the genetic components of the vomeronasal system in the common ancestor of all extant vertebrates.

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Published in Mol Biol Evol on November 13, 2008

Authors

Wendy E Grus1, Jianzhi Zhang

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1: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, USA.

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