The opsins that distinguish one cone from another have provided a way to study the evolution of color vision. 可用以辨别不同锥细胞的视蛋白,让我们找到了研究色觉演化的方法。
Color vision in vertebrates begins with the cone cells in the retina, the layer of nerve cells that transmits visual signals to the brain. 脊椎动物的色觉始于视网膜里的锥细胞,再透过神经细胞将视觉讯号传输到大脑。