The tuning of human photopigments may minimize red-green chromatic signals in natural conditions.

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Humans and other Old World primates (Catarrhini) share very similar L (long-wavelength, 'red') and M (medium-wavelength, 'green') cone photopigment spectral sensitivities, with peaks at around 563 nm and 535 nm, respectively. Changes of single amino acid residues at critical sites in photopigment opsins can alter this peak tuning. Moreover, the photopigment alleles and spectral sensitivities of human populations...

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