Table 1 Summary of the similarities and differences between mice, marmosets and humans.
Feature | Mice | Marmosets | Humans |
|---|---|---|---|
Maxilloturbinate | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ethmoturbinate | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Frontal sinus | Absent | Present | Present |
Maxillary sinus | Present | Present | Present |
Sphenoid sinus | Absent | Present | Present |
Ethmoid sinus | Multilamellar | Multicellular | Multicellular |
Vomeronasal organ | Present | Present | Present in fetus, debatable in adults |
Intact olfactory receptor genes | 1036–1223 | 383–393 | 323–396 |
Mean track count ratio (septum: turbinates) | 3: 7 | 5: 5 | 5: 5 |
