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Table 1 Summary of candidate Aplysia chemoreceptor genes selected by genome mining

From: Candidate chemoreceptor subfamilies differentially expressed in the chemosensory organs of the mollusc Aplysia

Subfamily

Number of intact genes

Size range (aa's)

Predicted TM domains

Intron number

Sites of expression**

a

10*

355–368

7

1

rhino, ot, ovo

a

38

319–364

7

0

rhino, ot

c

24

324–433

7

0

ot

  1. * Not including those considered partial-length (non seven transmembrane domain).
  2. ** Based on degenerate reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction strategy outlined in this study (Methods)
  3. rhino, rhinophore; ot, oral tentacle; ovo, ovotestis.
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