The Evolution of Trichromatic Color Vision by Opsin Gene Duplication in New World and Old World Primates

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Figure 5.
Figure 5.

Nucloetide sequence of the upstream region of the X-linked opsin genes in the howler monkey, aligned with the equivalent region of the marmoset gene. Identity of howler sequence 2 and marmoset to howler sequence 1 is indicated by a dot. Sequence deletions are indicated by dashes. Howler monkey sequence, GenBank accession nos. AF156715 andAF156716.

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  1. Genome Res. 9: 629-638

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