Pronounced heritable variation and limited phenotypic plasticity in visual pigments and opsin expression of threespine stickleback photoreceptors.

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Pronounced heritable variation and limited phenotypic plasticity in visual pigments and opsin expression of threespine stickleback photoreceptors.

The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Feb 2013

Flamarique Iñigo Novales, Cheng Christiana L, Bergstrom Carolyn, Reimchen Thomas E

Abstract excerpt

Vertebrate colour vision is mediated by the differential expression of visual pigment proteins (opsins) in retinal cone photoreceptors. Many species alter opsin expression during life, either as part of development or as a result of changes in habitat. The latter, a result of phenotypic plasticity, appears common among fishes, but its cellular origin and ecological significance are unknown. Here, we used adult...

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Absorption
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
British Columbia
Environment
Geography
In Situ Hybridization
Inheritance Patterns
Light
Microspectrophotometry
Molecular Sequence Data

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Mosaicism

Opsins

Phenotype

Photic Stimulation

Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate

Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells

Smegmamorpha

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PMID: 23077162
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078840

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