OPN1MW2

opsin 1 (cone pigments), medium-wave-sensitive 2
Identifiers
Symbol OPN1MW2
Entrez 728458
HUGO 26952
RefSeq NM_001048181
Other data
Locus Chr. X q28

OPN1MW2 is an opsin similar to OPN1MW1. It is thought that about 12 percent of women have both forms, which gives them the potential to be tetrachromats.[1]

Reference

  1. David Robson (Sep 5, 2014). "The women with superhuman vision". BBC.
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