Colour vision in New World monkeys and the single-locus X-chromosome theory.

doi:10.1159/000114144

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Colour vision in New World monkeys and the single-locus X-chromosome theory.

Brain, behavior and evolution - 1 Jan 1993

Tovée M J

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The single-locus X-chromosome theory was proposed to explain the unique intra- and inter-species variation in the colour vision found in New World monkeys. The colour vision of only five species of these monkeys has been studied in any detail, and although this data does show some minor deviation...

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Animals
Callitrichinae
Cebidae
Chromosome Mapping
Color Perception
Female
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype
Photoreceptor Cells
Species Specificity
X Chromosome

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