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In their research, Oakley and Plachetzki discovered that a gene, opsin — after the Greek word “ops,” meaning “eye” — exists in hydras but not in sponges, an even more primitive animal.

David C Plachetzki, Caitlin R Fong and Todd H Oakley. Cnidocyte discharge is regulated by light and opsin-mediated phototransduction. BMC Biology, 2012, 10:17 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-17 ...