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In vertebrates, each odorant receptor protein can bind only a single odorant.

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In vertebrates, each odorant receptor protein can bind only a single odorant.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is true. In vertebrates, such as humans and dogs, each odorant receptor protein can bind only a single odorant.

This means that different types of odorant receptors are required to detect different odors. Humans have about 350 olfactory receptor subtypes, while most dogs have about 1 billion receptors and bloodhounds have about 4 billion receptors.

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