The olfactory receptors discovered by Richard Axel and Linda Buck are members of a large family of similar receptor molecules termed

A. G-protein coupled receptors.
B. ligand-gated ion channels.
C. voltage-gated ion channels.
D. intracellular receptors.
E. serine/threonine proteases.


A. G-protein coupled receptors.

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a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
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