OPN1MW2
Appearance
opsin 1 (cone pigments), medium-wave-sensitive 2 | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | OPN1MW2 |
NCBI gene | 728458 |
HGNC | 26952 |
RefSeq | NM_001048181 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. X q28 |
OPN1MW2 is an opsin similar to OPN1MW1. It is thought that about 12 percent of women have both forms, which gives them the potential to be tetrachromats.[1]
Reference
- ^ David Robson (Sep 5, 2014). "The women with superhuman vision". BBC.