Gene

OR5A2

OR5A2 encodes an olfactory receptor. rs61902559 is about 6.6 kb away and was linked to pineapple-item identification in one European-ancestry meta-analysis. OR5A2 is one candidate among several receptor genes in the region; the study did not establish it as causal.

Traits OR5A2 shapes

Pineapple smell identification (rs61902559)

Markers (rsIDs)

rs61902559

Reference databases

HGNC gene symbol report: OR5A2
NCBI Gene: OR5A2

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