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opsin
[ op-sin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
opsin
/ ˈɒpsɪn /
noun
- the protein that together with retinene makes up the purple visual pigment rhodopsin
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of opsin1
C20: back formation from rhodopsin
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Example Sentences
To confirm that, Liu’s team shut off the opsin genes and TRPL in infected caterpillars.
Detected mostly in the eyes, two genes for opsins, the light-sensitive proteins that are fundamental for vision, were more active after an infection with the virus, and so was another gene associated with vision called TRPL.
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Using viruses, scientists can add a gene for opsins, a special family of proteins from algae, into living neurons.
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