Turning red to green repeatedly: ancient LWS duplications drive convergent visual tuning in teleost fishes
F. Cortesi, D. Escobar Camacho, M. Luehrmann, G. M. Sommer, F. Hidber, X. Deupi, K. Carleton, Z. Musilova
The paper identifies convergent evolution of green-sensitive LWS opsins in teleost fishes through genomic, structural, and expression analyses, showing repeated molecular and functional shifts toward green light sensitivity.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology