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Open AccessA simple method for studying the molecular mechanisms of ultraviolet and violet reception in vertebrates
Many vertebrate species use ultraviolet (UV) reception for such basic behaviors as foraging and mating, but many others switched to violet reception and improved their visual resolution. The respective phenoty...
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Open AccessGenomic organization, evolution, and expression of photoprotein and opsin genes in Mnemiopsis leidyi: a new view of ctenophore photocytes
Calcium-activated photoproteins are luciferase variants found in photocyte cells of bioluminescent jellyfish (Phylum Cnidaria) and comb jellies (Phylum Ctenophora). The complete genomic sequence from the cteno...
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Targeted chromosome elimination from ES-somatic hybrid cells
To engineer a stem cell genome, we developed a technology for targeted elimination of chromosomes from mouse embryonic stem (ES)–somatic hybrid cells. Here we demonstrate the use of a universal chromosome elim...
