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n. - A protein of the retina that makes up one of the visual pigments

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  • Hae de komae, ti kat 'opsin; hupantiasanti labesthai, nae Dia.
  • Vertebrates use the molecule opsin, rather than the Euglena protein.
  • Modern vertebrate cilliary opsin binds to the adaptor protein transducin.
  • Both invertebrate and vertebrate eyes, from simple to complex, use opsin to capture light.
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