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How many olfactory receptors do people have?

April 26, 2017Biology Mathematics olfactory people receptors

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How many olfactory receptors do people have?

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This varies significantly among individuals, and explains why some people have a very strong sense of smell and taste, while some others can’t smell at all, or only can smell certain scents. Humans are thought to have genes for about a thousand different receptors.