Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321743261
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Chapter 15 - The Special Senses - Review Questions - Page 589: 36

Answer

The answer is False (F) Reason: There are several types of odor receptors. There are unique receptor proteins, structurally; however, a specific odor may bind to more than one type of receptor protein.

Work Step by Step

Unlike tastes, odors are difficult to classify. This is so because there thousand of odors that are detectable by humans. It has been shown that odor receptor proteins are structurally unique. Each odor receptor has only one type of receptor protein. What complicates detection is that each odorant can bind to different receptor types.
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