Evidence for multifactorial processes underlying phenotypic variation in bat visual opsins
Alexa Sadier, Kalina T. J. Davies, Laurel R. Yohe, Kun Yun, Paul Donat, Brandon P. Hedrick, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Liliana M. Dávalos, Stephen J. Rossiter, Karen E. Sears
The paper examines the genetic basis of visual opsin variation in bats, finding that loss of S-opsin occurs through disruptions at different stages of protein synthesis and is linked to ecological factors.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2018 · PreprintGenomics