Primate Eye Evolution: Small Evolutionary Shifts Make Big Impacts -- Like Developing Night Vision

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 22:35 in Biology & Nature

Minor differences in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the large differences found in the eyes of two species -- owl monkeys and capuchin monkeys -- that evolved from a common ancestor.

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