Photoreceptors Cells (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Photoreceptors Cells

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Photoreceptors cells responsible for colour vision. By sequencing one cell at a time, the researchers identified a gene (Rbp4) present in a small number of cells (in green). In purple, photoreceptors in which the Rbp4 gene is not activated.

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© UNIGE, Pierre Fabre

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