Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia
Abstract Background Opsins are the primary proteins responsible for light detection in animals. Cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, corals) have diverse visual systems that have evolved in parallel with bilaterians (squid, flies, fish) for hundreds of millions of years. Medusozoans (e.g., jellyfish...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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| Series: | EvoDevo |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-023-00218-8 |