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
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.