The evolution and physiology of human color vision: insights from molecular genetic studies of visual pigments

Neuron. 1999 Oct;24(2):299-312. doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80845-4.

Author

J Nathans¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. jnathans@jhmi.edu

PMID: 10571225
DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80845-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Color Perception / physiology*
Gene Expression
Gene Rearrangement
Humans
Models, Biological
Molecular Biology / methods
Retina / physiology
Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / physiology
Retinal Pigments / genetics
Retinal Pigments / physiology*

Substances

Retinal Pigments