Opsins are genes underpinning vision in animals. A new study shows that they are also involved in taste perception in fruit flies, significantly expanding their scope of action. This has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of vision.
Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision / Pisani, D.; Rota Stabelli, O.; Feuda, R.. - In: CURRENT BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0960-9822. - 30:13(2020), pp. R773-R775. [10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.009]
Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision
Rota Stabelli O.;
2020-01-01
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Opsins are genes underpinning vision in animals. A new study shows that they are also involved in taste perception in fruit flies, significantly expanding their scope of action. This has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of vision.File in questo prodotto:
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