Which One of the Following Factors Was Probably Most Involved

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following factors was probably most involved with the reduced sense of smell in humans compared with the other great apes?

• A)pseudogenes
• B)conservation of synteny
• C)aneuploidy
• D)humans have one more chromosome than the other great apes
• E)number of olfactory receptor (OR)genes present in the genome

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