The eyespot is a complex sandwich of membranes with rows of granules that contain around 200 different proteins, including the same rhodopsins found in the retina of our own eye.
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Eyespot
Synonyms for "eyespot" (1 found)
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7 translations across 4 languages.
Czech
2 entries- oko noun (marking on tail or wing)
- oční skvrna noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
German
1 entries- Augenfleck noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
Icelandic
3 entries- augnblettur noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
- augndíll noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
- sjónblettur noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
Portuguese
1 entries- ocelo noun (light-sensitive organ or region)
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