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The genetic kaleidoscope of vision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Douglas Wahlsten*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9. wahtsten@psych.ualberta.ca

Abstract

Site-specific phenotypic effects of the 73 known alleles in the rhodopsin gene that cause retinal degeneration are difficult to interpret because most alleles are documented in only one case or one family, which means variation in effects could actually arise from interactions with other loci. However, sample sizes necessary to detect epistatic interaction may place an answer to this question beyond our grasp.

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