Visualizing The Evolution Of Vision And The Eye
Not all organisms, however, experience the same pressures. It’s why some creatures today still have eyes that are quite simple, or why some have no eyes at all. These organisms exemplify eyes that are “frozen” in time. They provide snapshots of the past, or “checkpoints” of how the eye has transformed throughout its evolutionary journey. Scientists study the genes, anatomy, and vision of these creatures to figure out a roadmap of how the eye came to be....