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Mutations in S-cone pigment genes and the absence of colour vision in two species of nocturnal primate.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jun 1996
Jacobs G H, Neitz M, Neitz J
Abstract excerpt
Most primates have short-wavelength sensitive (S) cones and one or more types of cone maximally sensitive in the middle to long wavelengths (M/L cones). These multiple cone types provide the basis for colour vision. Earlier experiments established that two species of noctural primate, the owl mon...
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