TY - JOUR AU - Thomas, James H. AU - Robertson, Hugh M. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/10/06 TI - The Caenorhabditis chemoreceptor gene families JO - BMC Biology SP - 42 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Chemoreceptor proteins mediate the first step in the transduction of environmental chemical stimuli, defining the breadth of detection and conferring stimulus specificity. Animal genomes contain families of genes encoding chemoreceptors that mediate taste, olfaction, and pheromone responses. The size and diversity of these families reflect the biology of chemoperception in specific species. SN - 1741-7007 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-42 DO - 10.1186/1741-7007-6-42 ID - Thomas2008 ER -