Roman Arguello

Assistant Professor, University of Lausanne & Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  • Switzerland

About Roman Arguello

Interested in the genetic and neural basis of sensory diversification.

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Evolutionary developmental biology Evolutionary genetics Molecular ecology Population genetics

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Nature Ecology and Evolution

An expanded view on the evolution of olfaction

Evolution of olfactory perception is often thought to arise through protein changes in odorant receptors that alter the molecules that they bind. We found that adaptive evolution in olfactory perception also arises through coexpressed receptors that change in copy number and protein sequence.

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