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Evolutionary Aspects of Photoresponsive Systems

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Molecular Models of Photoresponsiveness

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A major factor in the survival of an organism is its ability to communicate with and respond to its environment. Among the environmental factors is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, from about 400 to 760 nm, which we define as visible light. In the course of evolution, many photoresponsive systems have developed, some highly complex, some relatively simple. Generally speaking, they have the capabilities of detecting the presence or absence of light, the direction of a light source and, in some cases, can even measure absolute quantities of visible light.

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Erlanger, B.F. (1983). Evolutionary Aspects of Photoresponsive Systems. In: Montagnoli, G., Erlanger, B.F. (eds) Molecular Models of Photoresponsiveness. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0896-7_1

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