MOXD2, a Gene Possibly Associated with Olfaction, Is Frequently Inactivated in Birds.
Vertebrate MOXD2 encodes a monooxygenase DBH-like 2 protein that could be involved in neurotransmitter metabolism, potentially during olfactory transduction.Loss of MOXD2 in apes and whales has been proposed to be associated with evolution Institutionnel - Triathlon Sherbrooke - Femme of olfaction in these clades.We analyzed 57 bird genomes to iden