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Web Links
Color Vision Molecular Genetics. Neitz color vision website http://www.neitzvision.com/
Opsin 1 (Cone Pigments), Long‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, Protan) (OPN1LW); Locus ID: 5956. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=5956
Opsin 1 (Cone Pigments), Long‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, Protan) (OPN1LW); MIM number: 303900. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?303900
Opsin 1 (Cone pigments), Medium‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, Deutan) (OPN1MW); Locus ID: 2652. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=2652
Opsin 1 (Cone Pigments), Medium‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, Deutan) (OPN1MW); MIM number: 303800. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?303800
Opsin 1 (Cone Pigments), Short‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, Tritan) (OPN1SW); Locus ID: 611. LocusLink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink/LocRpt.cgi?l=611
Opsin 1 (Cone Pigments), Short‐wave‐sensitive (Color Blindness, tritan) (OPN1SW); MIM number: 190900. OMIM: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin‐post/Omim/dispmim?190900