Partner choice
12 important questions on Partner choice
Why is a sense of smelling important?
- Taste
- Alarm signal
- Communication: pheromones
What are odor receptors?
What are three types of odor receptors?
- Vomeronasal receptors (V1R, R2R)
- Olfactory receptors (OR)
- Trace amine-associated recptors (TAAR)
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What is the influence of the mucosa olfactory epithelium (MOE) and the vomeronasal organ (VNO)?
The VNO is for MHC protein recognition.
TME attraction is specie-specific, explain this.
How do people memorize odor?
What receptors are important in odor perception in humans?
- Olfactory receptors
- TAAR receptors: aversion
What does AND exposure cause in woman?
- Increase of cortisol levels
- Activation of vemeronasal nerve
- Increased positive behavior, sexual arousal and physiological activity
Human detection of androstenone is dependent on genotype, explain this using OR7D4.
- OR7D4 binds androstenone
- OR7D4-RT has high activity for androstenone (is very sensitive)
- OR7D4-WM is very insensitive for androstenone
What is a selective advantage of a variable MHC?
- Variation in antigen biosynthesis
- The more antigen variants the better unknown pathogens can be attacked.
What is the hypothesis of involvement of MHC peptides in woman partner choice?
- MHC genes and olfactory receptors are genetically linked in most animals.
- MHC peptides can potentially be recognized by olfactory receptors.
- MHC molecules influence fitness.
Does the contraceptive pill alter male choice in humans?
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