eLife (Aug 2022)

Poor eyesight reveals a new vision gene

Tathagata Biswas,
Jaya Krishnan,
Nicolas Rohner

Affiliations

Tathagata Biswas: ORCiD; Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United States
Jaya Krishnan: ORCiD; Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United States
Nicolas Rohner: ORCiD; Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, United States; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81520
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

Abstract

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

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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