Associations to the word «Opsin»
Noun
- Pigment
- Retina
- Cis
- Vertebrate
- Cone
- Wavelength
- Duplication
- Genes
- Vitamin
- Chromosome
- Primate
- Protein
- Superfamily
- Ganglion
- Tuning
- Rod
- Receptor
- Gene
- Blindness
- Divergence
- Molecule
- Sensitivity
- Absorption
- Trans
- Linkage
- Mutation
- Residue
- Vision
- Spectrum
- Cascade
- Meta
- Mammal
- Membrane
- Substitution
- Signaling
- Pathway
- Initiate
- Bind
- Cell
- Defect
- Segment
- Evolution
- Ancestor
- Decay
- Sequence
- Monkey
- Type
- Variant
- Red
- Domain
- Bound
- Light
- Ion
- Human
- Photo
- Mechanism
- Medium
Adjective
Wiktionary
OPSIN, noun. (biochemistry) Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina
Dictionary definition
OPSIN, noun. Retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin.
Wise words
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.