EyeVolve, a modular PYTHON based model for simulating developmental eye type diversification.

ABSTRACT: Vision is among the oldest and arguably most important sensory modalities for animals to interact with their external environment. Although many different eye types exist within the animal kingdom, mounting evidence indicates that the genetic networks required for visual system formation and function are relatively well conserved between species. This raises the question as to how common developmental programs are modified in functionally different eye types. Here, we approached this issue through EyeVolve, an open-source PYTHON-based model that recapitulates eye development based on developmental principles originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster. Proof-of-principle experiments showed that this program's animated timeline successfully simulates early eye tissue expansion,

SUBMITTER: Lavin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9459020 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature