OPN1MW2

OPN1MW2 is an opsin similar to OPN1MW. It is thought that about 12 percent of women have both forms, which gives them the potential to be tetrachromats.[1]

opsin 1 (cone pigments), medium-wave-sensitive 2
Identifiers
SymbolOPN1MW2
NCBI gene728458
HGNC26952
RefSeqNM_001048181
Other data
LocusChr. X q28

References
  1. David Robson (Sep 5, 2014). "The women with superhuman vision". BBC.


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