Gene duplication and differential gene expression play an important role in the diversification of visual pigments in fish

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 630-643

  Hofmann, Christopher M ^a   Carleton, Karen L ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; DANIO RERIO; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; ORYZIAS; ORYZIINAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 73449113002     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icp079     Document Type: Article

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