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

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We would like to thank The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences for funding to D. O’Halloran and C. He. We thank our anonymous reviewers for their helpful feedback and suggestions.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, 333 Lisner Hall, 2023 G St. NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA

    CHAO HE & DAMIEN M. O’HALLORAN

  2. Institute for Neuroscience, George Washington University, 636 Ross Hall, 2300 I St. NW, Washington DC, 20037, USA

    CHAO HE & DAMIEN M. O’HALLORAN

  3. Department of Biology, Genome Evolution Laboratory, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co., Kildare, Ireland

    DAVID A. FITZPATRICK

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HE, C., FITZPATRICK, D.A. & O’HALLORAN, D.M. A comparative study of the molecular evolution of signalling pathway members across olfactory, gustatory and photosensory modalities. J Genet 92, 327–334 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-013-0264-9

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