Whale sharks see in dark due to mutation behind blindness in

Triggered by the colder temperatures of deep water, the mutation activates visual pigments that sense blue light, the only color that reaches such depths.

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Whale Sharks Can See In The Dark Thanks To Genetic Mutation

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Whale sharks see in dark due to mutation behind blindness in humans

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