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Genetic Dissection of Dual Roles for the Transcription Factor six7 in Photoreceptor Development and Patterning in Zebrafish.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Sotolongo-Lopez Mailin, Alvarez-Delfin Karen, Saade Carole J, Vera Daniel L, Fadool James M
Abstract excerpt
The visual system of a particular species is highly adapted to convey detailed ecological and behavioral information essential for survival. The consequences of structural mutations of opsins upon spectral sensitivity and environmental adaptation have been studied in great detail, but lacking is knowledge of the potential influence of alterations in gene regulatory networks upon the diversity of cone subtypes and...
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