OPN1MW2

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opsin 1 (cone pigments), medium-wave-sensitive 2
Identifiers
SymbolOPN1MW2
Entrez728458
HUGO26952
RefSeqNM_001048181
Other data
LocusChr. X q28

OPN1MW2 is an opsin similar to OPN1MW1. It is thought that about 12 percent of women have both forms, which gives them the potential to be tetrachromats.[1]

Reference

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