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.
Pisani, D., Rota-Stabelli, O., Feuda, R. (2020). Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 30(13), R773-R775 [10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.009].
Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision
Feuda R.Ultimo
Conceptualization
2020
Abstract
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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