The Ability of the Olfactory System to Distinguish a Wide

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Multiple Choice

The ability of the olfactory system to distinguish a wide variety of smells is due to

• A) a small family of olfactory receptor genes.
• B) the ability of one olfactory molecule to activate a unique combination of glomeruli.
• C) an increase in action potentials by an olfactory receptor cell.
• D) integration by the vomeronasal organ.
• E) the specific response of an olfactory receptor to one odorant molecule.

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