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The molecular genetics and evolution of primate colour vision.

Trends in neurosciences - 1 Jan 1994

Tovee M J

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Until recently, the genetic basis of colour vision could only be inferred from measuring the colour vision of family groups. However, in the past few years the sites of the genes for visual pigments have been located and sequenced. The genes that specify the opsins for the rod and short-wavelength cone pigments are located on the third and seventh chromosomes, respectively. In Old World primates the genes for the...

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Alleles
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Color Perception
Color Vision Defects
Female
Humans
Male
Phylogeny
Primates
Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells
Retinal Pigments

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X Chromosome

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PMID: 7511848
DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(94)90032-9

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