An ancient bacterial gene set the stage for human sight.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Some 500 million years ago, early vertebrates acquired bacterial DNA that gave rise to a key vision gene.
Medical subject headings
- Biological Evolution
- DNA, Bacterial
- Eye
- Genes, Bacterial
- Retinol-Binding Proteins
- Vertebrates
- Vision, Ocular