Ancient photoreceptor shapes behavioural responses - PubMed
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- #photoreceptor
- #Drosophila
- #circadian regulation
- Experiments on Drosophila reveal an evolutionarily conserved photoreceptor that senses light outside the retina.
- This photoreceptor regulates responses to direct visual cues.
- Functions include contrast vision, darkness detection, and circadian regulation.
- The study highlights non-retinal photoreceptors and non-visual light perception.
- Key findings involve rhodopsins, specifically RHODOPSIN 7.