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The origins of novel protein interactions during animal opsin evolution.
PloS one - 17 Oct 2007
Plachetzki David C, Degnan Bernard M, Oakley Todd H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Biologists are gaining an increased understanding of the genetic bases of phenotypic change during evolution. Nevertheless, the origins of phenotypes mediated by novel protein-protein interactions remain largely undocumented. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: Here we analyze the evolution of opsin visual pigment proteins from the genomes of early branching animals, including a new class of opsins from...
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