Molecular genetics of human color vision

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-207

  Deeb, Samir S ^a   Motulsky, Arno G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Color vision; Disorders; Molecular genetics; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

COLOR VISION; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINAL PIGMENTS;

EID: 0030056447     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02359380     Document Type: Article

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