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Evolutionary renovation of L/M opsin polymorphism confers a fruit discrimination advantage to ateline New World monkeys.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2014
Matsumoto Yoshifumi, Hiramatsu Chihiro, Matsushita Yuka, Ozawa Norihiro, Ashino Ryuichi, Nakata Makiko, Kasagi Satoshi, Di Fiore Anthony, Schaffner Colleen M, Aureli Filippo, Melin Amanda D, Kawamura Shoji
Abstract excerpt
New World monkeys exhibit prominent colour vision variation due to allelic polymorphism of the long-to-middle wavelength (L/M) opsin gene. The known spectral variation of L/M opsins in primates is broadly determined by amino acid composition at three sites: 180, 277 and 285 (the 'three-sites' rule). However, two L/M opsin alleles found in the black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) are known exceptions,...
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