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Author: BROOKER
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To explain: The two major hypotheses explaining the discrimination of odors in animals.

Introduction: Animals have the ability to differentiate between different types of odor. This ability provides the survival and reproductive advantages to the animals, for example, some animals can detect the presence of their predator without seeing them.

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To explain: The way by which Buck and Axel tested their hypotheses.

Introduction: Animals have the ability to differentiate between different types of odor. This ability provides the survival and reproductive advantages to the animals such as some animals can detect the presence of their predator without seeing them.

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