Transcriptome analysis of Nautilus and pygmy squid developing eye provides insights in lens and eye evolution.

Coleoid cephalopods like squids have a camera-type eye similar to vertebrates. On the other hand, Nautilus (Nautiloids) has a pinhole eye that lacks lens and cornea. Since pygmy squid and Nautilus are closely related species they are excellent model organisms to study eye evolution. Having being abl...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Sousounis, Atsushi Ogura, Panagiotis A Tsonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3803853?pdf=render