Overcoming the loss of blue sensitivity through opsin duplication in the largest animal group, beetles.

Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 8 - 8
Published: Jan 31, 2017
Abstract
Opsin proteins are fundamental components of animal vision whose structure largely determines the sensitivity of visual pigments to different wavelengths of light. Surprisingly little is known about opsin evolution in beetles, even though they are the most species rich animal group on Earth and exhibit considerable variation in visual system sensitivities. We reveal the patterns of opsin evolution across 62 beetle species and relatives. Our...
Paper Details
Title
Overcoming the loss of blue sensitivity through opsin duplication in the largest animal group, beetles.
Published Date
Jan 31, 2017
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
8 - 8
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