Green-sensitive opsin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OPN1MWgene.[5]OPN1MW2 is a similar opsin.
The OPN1MW gene provides instructions for making an opsin pigment that is more sensitive to light in the middle of the visible spectrum (yellow/green light).[6]
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