Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene

Comparing the genomes of mammals which evolved to have poor vision identifies an important gene for eyesight.

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Main Authors: Tathagata Biswas, Jaya Krishnan, Nicolas Rohner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/81520
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spelling doaj.art-214a313a8312434cbee2bd9e232aa7992022-12-22T02:05:49ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2022-08-011110.7554/eLife.81520Poor eyesight reveals a new vision geneTathagata Biswas0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-3643Jaya Krishnan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2302-5748Nicolas Rohner2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3248-2772Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United StatesStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United StatesStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United States; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, United StatesComparing the genomes of mammals which evolved to have poor vision identifies an important gene for eyesight.https://elifesciences.org/articles/81520convergent gene lossvisual acuityvertebrate evolutionserine proteinase inhibitorevolution
spellingShingle Tathagata Biswas
Jaya Krishnan
Nicolas Rohner
Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
eLife
convergent gene loss
visual acuity
vertebrate evolution
serine proteinase inhibitor
evolution
title Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
title_full Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
title_fullStr Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
title_full_unstemmed Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
title_short Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
title_sort poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene
topic convergent gene loss
visual acuity
vertebrate evolution
serine proteinase inhibitor
evolution
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/81520
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