Which of the following is true of the neural coding of olfaction?
A) Each odorant binds to only one receptor type.
B) Each receptor type binds to many different odorants.
C) Odorants bind with the same affinity to every receptor type.
D) Each odorant binds to several different receptor types.
E) Receptors exist in low versus high activity states.
Answer: D
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